neighborhoods

One of the things I love about my new neighbourhood of Fairfield, in Victoria (BC, Canada) is the variety of "faces" presented by homes in the community. Each house, condo or apartment has a different look (no cookie cutter concepts here) but most importantly every yard reflects an individual personality.

Some yards are manicured like English gardens. Others are a charming tangle of wildflowers. Some walkways are concrete, others stone or brick. There are little picket fences and tall hedges.

Walking home the other day from an amble down to the waterfront, I passed this home. It offers even more to the neighbourhood than most - it offers flowers and trust.

The front yard sports an impressive array of carefully pruned flowers. I'll never know my flowers by name - but I'm no less impressed by the wafts of scents and the spray of colours.

There are not many pastimes I enjoy more than sitting in a welcoming coffee shop, sipping a java, and observing elements of urban design. People included, of course, because what is urban design without people?

In my latest post on Life As A Human, I managed to combine coffee, urban design, and my newly adopted neighbourhood of Cook St. Village. Hope you enjoy it - and if you're ever in the neighbourhood, you know where you can find me.