This is just a small section of a mural that I found in a laneway off Dundas St in Chinatown. The mural stretches for over 140 ft along the building and is 12 ft tall, showing a wonderful artist's rendering of China's Great Wall. The piece was sponsored by the city and the local business association but I couldn't find an artist signature although I think it was done by Allan Bender who is known for his great murals. This one is a marvel!
Taking part in Monday Murals. Click here for more murals.
This is the view one has along the inside of one of our new subway trains which have been slowly introduced over the last year or so. Called the TR (Toronto Rocket) model of train, their most unique feature is that there are open 'gangways' between the cars i. e. no dividers allowing you to walk from one end of the train to the other. This view was taken mid-evening from the last car looking all the way forward to the front of the train!
It has been a long time since I've posted a house found in one of the laneways around town and I happened upon this one a week ago and couldn't resist it with the lovely covering of ivy. It is such fun to discover these homes hidden away as they are.
I was at City Hall a couple of weeks ago to see this art work by Boris Achour of a poem written in fluorescent lights and running for over 300 ft along the south side of the civic square. I was lucky enough to be there just as they were finishing draining the reflecting pool to get ready for the skating rink and caught this wonderful reflection, in the remaining puddles, of the piece and the surrounding buildings. The poem is by a German 17th century poet, Angelus Silesius, and reads - "The rose is without why, blooms because it blooms, it cares not for itself, asks not if it is seen". I couldn't get the whole poem into the shot unfortunately.
Taking part in Weekend Reflection. Click here for more reflections.
We are slowly losing the lovely colours from the fall trees but I spotted this beauty just along from yesterday's sign. This yard is surrounded by trees but only the one has turned so far and I love the way it complements the orange/red corten steel of the house.
I was waiting for the traffic light to change when I noticed a very clean sign on this lamp post and when I read it I had to take a pic. On further investigation it seems there is a group of people putting up rather clever signs on various locations around downtown.
Taking part in Signs, Signs. Click here for more signs.
At this time of year in Toronto you have to take advantage of the nice days that come along since winter is on its way soon. I caught this guy on the U of Toronto campus trying to get some reading done while enjoying the outdoors. Somehow that never worked for me - too many distractions!
