This is another of the soapstone sculptures from the collection at the Vets Centre at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. It was carved in 1970 by the artist Shorby. Nice isn't it?
There seem to more and more of these Downy Woodpeckers in the city especially this winter since it hasn't been very cold yet. I hear them in the trees even in the centre of town and they are very frequent visitors to any suet feeders that are about. This girl was busy looking for insects on a fairly warm day last week so it was hard to catch her being still and I shot the pic through a window so it is a bit fuzzy. They are quite nice birds and will sit really close to your head while you fill a feeder for them - just a wee bit impatient.
Taking part in Saturday's Critters. Click HERE to see more creatures from around the world.
I was driving along and spotted this Little Free Library with the nice red door and pulled over for a shot. Only when I got close did I see that it has been painted with a Toronto skyline theme including the CN Tower and the Rogers Centre where our Toronto Blue Jays baseball team plays. And I picked up a book!
This is another section of the fence that runs along Bayview Ave and which surrounds the Glendon College campus of York University. You can see the W in the centre of the gate signifying that this had been the estate belonging to E. R. Wood when the fence was built in the 1920s.
Taking part in Good Fences. Click HERE to see more fences from around the world.
Yet another of the WWI posters from the Vet's Centre at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre this one really puts across the message that more soldiers are needed to help in the fight. There is a little damage on this one but considering it is from 1914 it is in good shape.
Taking part in Signs, Signs. Click HERE to see more signs from around the world.
I was driving along and spotted this blue sculpture in front of a home and immediately pulled over for a pic. I turned out to not be the only creature interested in the piece - the grey squirrel sat there for a few minutes while I shot my pics! i really like this piece.
We are just past half way along this mural on Lawrence Ave by Shalak, Smoky, & Fiya and we still haven't reached the parts that some people found to be a bit scary. Here we are under the sea with a wonderful whale swimming past to lead us further along the wall.
Taking part in Monday Murals. Click HERE to see more murals from around the world.
