Container enthusiasm -- Potted plants and flowers outside a house in Ierapetra on Crete

A view from the road to Kalamokanias beach at Makry-Gialos village on Crete

Mountain view from a street at Arachova village in the Boeotia region of mainland Greece

A cafe on the seafront at Tyros village in the Peloponnese region of Greece

City, hills and mountains -- a view from a hilltop street at Sitia in eastern Crete

Calm morning waters off the Sivota village seafront in the Epirus region of mainland Greece

Along the tree-lined Lake Pamvotida promenade at Ioannina in the Epirus region of Greece

In the shade of a plane tree -- a lovely restaurant patio at Anthousa village in the Epirus region of Greece

Valtos beach at Parga village in the Epirus region of mainland Greece

The Snowy Owl, a children’s climbing sculpture and entertainment stage — one of many attractions at Biidaasige Park on Toronto’s eastern harbourside

Views of the downtown Toronto skyline this afternoon — from Biidaasige Park on the city’s eastern harbourfront

Views of the downtown Toronto skyline, seen this afternoon from the beautiful new Biidaasige park expansion on the city’s eastern harbourfront

Spotted this Squacco heron while I was walking along the shore of Lake Pamviotida at Ioannina in northwest Greece. #wildlife #nature #heron #bird #ioannina #greece

City and mountains -- a view of Ioannina from the island in Lake Pamviotida in the Epirus region of western Greece #city #mountains #landscape #ioannina #greece

A a Great Crested Grebe, one of the common waterbirds at Lake Pamviotida in Ioannina, Greece #greatcrestedgrebe #grebe #waterbird #ioannina #greece

Springtime view of two beaches at Preveza in the Epirus region of western Greece -- Drosia (foreground) and Alonaki

Steep slope -- the shore in the Kanoni beach area at Kassiopi village on Corfu island #coast #seaside #kassiopi #corfu #greekislands #greece

The open-air theatre at Paralio Astros village in the Peloponnese #theatre #amphitheatre #seaside #paralioastros #peloponnese #greece

Decorative windows and a rustic wooden door on a building in Mantamados village on Lesvos island #windowsanddoors #mantamados #lesvos #greekislands #greece

A ridge of hills and cliffs near Kato Zakros village in eastern Crete #landscape #cliffs #katozakros #crete #greece

Bougainvillea blooms brighten a small house in Sitia in eastern Crete #bougainvillea #blooms #house #sitia #crete #greece

Early morning calm at the harbour at Tolo village in the Peloponnese region of Greece #boats #harbour #tolo #peloponnese #greece

Blooming aloe vera plants on the harbourside at Sivota village in the Epirus region of Greece #aloe #blooms #harbourside #sivota #epirus #greece

A tiny chapel dedicated to Agios Fanourios (Saint Phanourios) on a street corner in Artemida #church #churchesofgreece #streetscene #artemida #attica #greece

A red-domed church in Mykonos Town (Chora) on Mykonos island #church #churchesofgreece #redandwhite #mykonos #greece

Turquoise Ionian Sea waters at Drosia beach in Preveza, in the Epirus region of northwest Greece #sea #ioniansea #coast #beach #preveza #epirus #greece

Spring poppies along a footpath on Mykonos island #poppies #spring #wildflowers #mykonos #greece

A weathered wooden door in Koutsouras village in southeast Crete #door #rustic #koutsouras #crete #greece

A lovely green space near Drosia beach at Preveza in the Epirus region of northwest Greece #park #trees #preveza #epirus #greece

A door in Gavalochori village in the Apokoronas area of northwestern Crete #door #village #gavalochori #apokoronas #crete #greece