A Sunny but Chilly and Windy Day

I chose a very short, one minute video for today's post...it is the sound of the ocean and seagulls.

It was a lovely day today for taking photos, as I was properly dressed with a warm jacket and scarf.  :)  I had a nice walk and took my camera with me.  Here are the photos I took on my walk.

The first few photos are of a house I saw that is already decked out for Christmas.  Some may say it is too soon, but I prefer not to judge people, as each person has his or her preference.  I just decided to savour the moment and takes photos of the display.  :)  The reindeer you see is on the roof of the house.

I took this photo because I liked the colours and the sky and clouds.

Here in Montreal, for public transit users, we have what is called an OPUS card.  It is the size of a credit card and contains a microchip.  It can, and needs to be, recharged depending on the amount of time you need it for.  You can get 6 trips on it, or for a week, or month.  I think you can get two trips on it as well if that is all you need. For example, I get my card recharged on a monthly basis, as I use only the public transit...and often.  This photo below is of a machine where you can get your OPUS card recharged.  It is a self serve machine.  You can also get it recharged in stores that will do it, in which case the cashier recharges it for you and gives you the receipt.  When you use this machine and recharge the card yourself, it will give you a receipt as well.  Here in Montreal, people keep their receipts for income tax purposes and file it each year.

Not sure if any of you have this contraption in your city...but it is something where smokers can discard their cigarette butts by pushing it into the small holes.

This is a basic idea of what Montreal area buses look like.  Some buses are what I call the accordion models...which is almost double the size of this one.  Those look like an accordion in the middle, sort of separating two buses into one, in a way.

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