Thursday, January 19, 2012

A Bit Of Winter Colour


This laneway runs behind houses near the U of Toronto and at this dull time of year offers a nice blast of colour - practically every garage along the lane has a mural, a pattern, or tagging on it. Somehow it reminds me of a gritty, downtown, urban equivalent of those wonderful beach huts you find in Europe!
We are finally getting a bit of snow so I am heading out to see if there are any photos ops to be found!

18 comments:

EG CameraGirl said...

Yep, colour is much appreciated this time of year!

Hope you find some great photo ops!

Halcyon said...

I've never seen these before. Very bright and pretty!

LĂșcia said...

They are really cool, colours always catch our eyes!
Keep warm RedPat! ;-)

*I'm so bored, it has been raining here since last week... :(

Tanya Breese said...

so colorful, love it!

hamilton said...

A fun laneway!

Paul in Powell River said...

Nice blast indeed! Thanks for showing.

Anonymous said...

I need to visit Toronto once!
Have fun Red Pat :)

Deb said...

They certainly brighten the place up, But I wonder what the garage owners think of them!

Sallie (FullTime-Life.com said...

I'm not fond of tagging usually, but this colorful row of houses is fun to see (if it was done on purpose with the owners' permission, then it's a great thing!)

ArtandArchitecture-SF.com said...

Love them. Always appreciate the understanding of neighborhoods, that art does work even if it isn't the "norm"

Lowell said...

Alleys are usually dull, listless places...this changes that perception! Good luck on the snow ops!

Jack said...

That is so colorful!

Regina K said...

What a fun neighborhood.

Nellie from Beyond My Garden said...

They do look like the beach. I wouldn't have first thought "Toronto."
nellie

Randy said...

Now that just makes me smile!

Melbourne Australia Photos said...

Nice find! The colours sure brighten up that back alleyway, Pat! :-)

PerthDailyPhoto said...

Someone's been very busy down this little laneway, I guess if the owners don't have a problem, it's one way to vent their artistic temperament!! Have a great weekend Red.

Sharon said...

It does kind of look like those huts you mentioned. Very colorful.