"the old ideals are indestructible; they survive through the scorching of suns and the beating of tempests and as ever they are omnipotent when they are rightly used." ralph adams cram. walled towns.
from a book by ralph adams cram titled walled towns. the author describes what he defines as a walled town and finds something to recommend in a revival of walled towns as a solution to modernism.
the entire text of walled towns can be read online or downloaded free at archive.org.
pattern number 171 at the east end of queen street, along the water front park by the boatshed.
currys art supply store on queen west near gladstone avenue. a single branch of ivy making a garden of the steps.
view of an accidental water garden at the lane way intersecting maitland street off of yonge.
interesting for the way the curve of the eaves drain on the wall along maitland is repeated at a different plane in the curve of the concrete curb moulding against the lower part of the wall along the alley.
a blog devoted to the wild grasses of ontario. some other plants get mention but the most of the blog goes on and on about the beauties of wild grasses.
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