The Montreal Botanic Garden

Lion statue at the entrance to the Chinese Garden

While visiting Montreal last month, I spent four days exploring, sketching and photographing the botanic garden. Four days were not enough time.

Tower of the Gathering Clou

One of the rocks inside the tower

One bonsai in the Chinese garden

The Japanese garden

A garden of stone and sand

Some of the most popular attractions at the Japanese garden

Japanese lantern

Part of the perennial garden

Two of the many gardeners working in the perennial garden

Sculpture overlooking the perennial garden 

Part of the color display in the experimental garden

Inside the greenhouse during a summer shower

Le Mont Royal

Monument to Sir George-Etienne Caertier

Mont Royal was just up the street from our apartment in Montreal.

I never quite got the figure at the top of the monument right.

 People selling things at the base of the monument

View from Belvedere Kondiaronk

View from Belvedere Camillien-Houde

Outside Maison Smith

View from Chalet du Mont-Royal

Cimetiere Mont-Royal

Finding Coffee in Montreal

View of our park from Margaret's coffee shop

Margaret had her coffee here in the mornings because it had an ATM, healthy snacks and was across the street from the apartment.

On my first day in Montreal, it was Sunday and Margaret's coffee shop was closed. I found the Padaria Portuguesa open.The coffee was good and they spoke French and Portuguese.

 
So for the next two weeks this is where I had my breakfast of ham & cheese on a fresh baked bun and  chocolate bread. And I got the opportunity to draw the many regulars who had their breakfast here also.

Padaria Portuguesa

view from the bakery

Center of Attention