The Great Glebe Garage Sale, 2011 Version...

Every year on the fourth Saturday in May, my neighbourhood hosts The Great Glebe Garage Sale. I love seeing the stuff people have, the stuff they want to sell. Some years it's a treasure trove, one way or another.

I love yard sales in general, but don't often get to them - to do yard sales properly, you need a car. With the Great Glebe Garage Sale, I don't need to go anywhere. It's terrific.

Today, it looked cloudy in the morning and rain was predicted. I think that, and the fact that Bank Street is torn up by construction, and the marathon was taking place on Queen Elizabeth Drive, kept a lot of people away - the crowds weren't as huge as usual. Which was good for me, since I was buying, not selling. More bargains, less competition for them.

I wandered for a while in the morning, then took some things home and met up with fairestcat, who wandered with me for a while. At the corner of Fourth and Bank, we ate Polish sausages and watched the crowd go by.

( My haul this year... )

All together, I spent about $25.00 - $30 if you count lunch.

The visual evidence... The Great Glebe Garage Sale in action

Some pictures I took of the Great Glebe Garage Sale as I wandered. There were all sorts of weird and wonderful things I might have photographed, if only I'd thought of it - like a kid's bicycle helmet with mouse ears, or some beautiful ceramics.

• ( My neighbour, with his violin. )
  
  
• ( A typical table of stuff for sale. )
  
  
• ( The pink yacht with the drinks. )
  
  
• ( The Lunch Cart. )
  
  
• ( The St. Bernard. )
  
  
• ( Free facials. )
  
  
• ( Street Musicians. )
  
  
• ( Building schools in Colombia. )
  
  
  

Runners, flowers, and a top map on a coat...

Since I was in the mood to take pictures today, I took some that weren't of the Great Glebe Garage Sale. Mostly flowers, all within a block or two of my place.

• ( A top map on a coat. )
  
  
• ( The annual marathon. )
  
  
• ( Tulips. )
  
  
• ( Bleeding hearts. )
  
  
• ( Iris. )