Just down the street from yesterday's post this nice couple is ready for greeting the trick & treaters tonight. In behind the fence there is more of a display - I think this must be a popular stop for the kids in the neighbourhood.
All kinds of creepy things have been turning up around town this week and the display at the Forest Hill home was one of the largest. This is just a section of the whole with more scary things running along the block at either side. The fellow in the blue coat seemed to be setting up lights or possibly speakers for some creepy sound effects.
I thought I would show you another pic of one of our black squirrels which are actually Eastern Grey Squirrels just showing a different colour. You can have a litter of baby squirrels with both grey & black ones. There are some small pockets in the city of white squirrels which are also Eastern Grey Squirrels. It seems to me that Toronto has more of the black ones these days and after our mild winter last year the population numbers are huge!
Taking part in Saturday's Critters. Click HERE to see more creatures from around the world.
This building is found on Bloor St in the most expensive commercial block in town. The site had been the location of the University Theatre from 1949 to 1986 and the theatre held 1,300 seats and showed on a single huge screen. Despite efforts to save it in the 80s, developers took over the site and were required to retain the unusual curved facade of the building while construction continued behind. Unfortunately the real estate market crashed at that time and the facade sat untended for more than 10 years and had to be torn down. This is an exact reproduction of the original facade!
This little house always does a big job decorating for Halloween and this year is no different. I haven't been by after dark but I do wonder if any of the props light up. The top of each picket on the fence has an evil-looking bat sitting there.
Taking part in Good Fences. Click HERE to see more fences from around the world.
The wall in yesterday's post is named after Harry Taylor who was the Director of Facilities Services at the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre for many years until he died in a car accident in 2008. He had worked hard to make the hospital energy efficient so it is a nice tribute. The wall contains 8,400 photovoltaic cells and has a display to show how much electricity is being generated at any moment.
Taking part in Signs, Signs. Click HERE to see more signs from a round the world.
I've approached this parking garage many times from the other end but finally came at it from the south side and was amazed to see all the solar panels installed on it. I'll give you some info tomorrow.
