Location: Palmerston Avenue
Date photo taken: 11 May 2019
Walk the residential streets of Toronto and you'll see the whole gamut of yard treatments from manicured lawns to wild looking gardens to parking pads. I prefer yards that show a bit of character so I think this one is pretty nifty. In case you're wondering, it's the shield of arms for Ontario. The top portion is the St. George's cross, which is the flag of England, and represents the province's early ties with that country. The three maple leaves on the lower portion represent Canada as a whole, depicted in Ontario's official colours of green and yellow. If you were to add a moose to the right, a deer to the left and a polar bear above, you'd have the province's coat of arms.
Fun facts: Ontario's floral emblem is the trillium, the official tree is the eastern white pine, the official bird is the common loon and the official mineral (yes, there is one!) is the amethyst.
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