This lovely trio of stained glass windows was found in the Church of St Mary Magdalene which I had shown you on the weekend. They were done in memory of a long-time chorister from the church so the musical reference is quite suitable.
I thought I would show you another mural by Birdo whose work I showed last Monday. The garage itself may need a lot of work but Birdo's piece is great with his trademark colours and textures. Found in a laneway off Dundas St W.
Taking part in Monday Murals. Click HERE to see more murals from around the world.
The outside of yesterday's Church of St Mary Magdalene did not prepare me for the interior which was so beautiful and light. It was such a pleasure to walk in there and see the wonderful rood cross hanging in its bright environment. The cross was modeled by sculptor Frances Loring and was painted by Frank Johnston who was one of the Group Of Seven, a famous group of 20th Century Canadian painters. Apparently many of the windows along the sides of the church had been covered since the 1920s and were opened up again during a renovation in 2008. I'm so glad I got in to see this interior.
Taking part in Inspired Sunday. Click HERE to see more religious buildings from around the world.
Happy Easter everyone!
This is the Church Of St Mary Magdalene Anglican Church which apparently follows an Anglo-Catholic convergence of Roman Catholic & Anglican influences. I'm not sure what that all means. The church was designed by Frank Darling and construction began in 1888 and finished in 1908 but there have been several renovations since then. It is suitable to show it this week since the parish is well known for excellence in sacred music particularly during Holy Week. It's hard to believe but I actually got inside this church - it was locked but some people inside opened up and invited me in. I'll show you the wonderful interior tomorrow.
I was on Queen St W buying a carrot cake and couldn't resist taking a pic of the chicks in the window of the bakery. I want one of those big ones! And of course I liked the reflection of the shops across the street and another camera-shy selfie.
Taking part in Weekend Reflections. Click HERE for more reflections from around the world.
I kept passing this RV all winter but never when it was bright and sunny so finally a couple of weeks ago the sun was shining on it and I pulled over. Even with the very dirty plowed snow beside it the RV was a treat to see with its bright colours. The artist for the paint job is Jimmy Chiale who also does a lot of murals and street art around town, and it seems that the vehicle itself belongs to a sound studio!
The City Daily Photo Blog community's April theme is basically a camera-shy selfie, so of course I have been taking a lot of reflection shots. In this shot I was attempting to take a pic of the neon crowns in the window of the AGO (Art Gallery of Ontario) which are there to promote the Basquiat show since the crown is Basquiat's trademark. After I uploaded this pic to my computer I saw the 'selfie' sign in the upper right and of course that is a shy me to the left with Dundas St reflected in the window.
Taking part in the Theme Day. Click HERE to see more selfies from around the world.
Also taking part in Signs, Signs. Click HERE to see more signs from around the world.
