The end of November, the time of dark and drear. I’m enjoying my last weekend in Canada, with crisp (and getting crisper) bright days dominating. This week, I’m showing some plant-related scenes from Toronto’s city streets for my #SixOnSaturday. First up, the city authorities decorate the streets for Xmas.

There are a few trees still holding onto leaves on a breezy pier.

There’s only a little plant-life on show here, and it seems to be coming from a building-top garden, quite near the spire of the church. I love the juxtaposition between old and new buildings in Toronto.

In the suburban streets, Japanese acer somehow make it through the harsh environment here. This one is still holding on with its lovely autumn colour.

Another piece of planting by the city, set amidst the tall buildings. There’s so much to see as one wanders through the city.

And finally, I’m celebrating so much blue sky. It’s very different from the typical colours in Scotland in November. Here’s some wonderful blue sky, Almost the colour of the St. Andrews flag. Happy St. Andrews Day tomorrow (30th Nov).

That’s me for this week and for this trip. Next weekend I’ll be back into my more familiar dark stormy world. have a great week looking at plants and gardens. Thanks to those leaving comments on the blog. Join in with our #SixOnSaturday thoughts and images. All you need to do is find 6 things in your garden to show us. Then post on social, or add a link at Jim’s blog below. For regulars, our organiser is Jim at https://gardenruminations.co.uk/. And I’m on mastodon @julie3dharris@mastodon.scot