Tuesday, January 22, 2013

"Toboggan Hill"

This is what a typical winter scene should be like here but we have no snow! This yet another of the murals from the Islington area of town and like most of them it was done by John Kuna and it is based on a photo of kids on the hill behind Montgomery's Inn many years ago. I took the pic during a walking tour of the murals in May '12 and you can see that a couple of our participants were a wee bit bored!
Update - When I pre-posted this yesterday we had no snow but a rogue stream of snow has come down through the centre of the city and we now have lots of snow downtown and through some parts of town while the sun shines in other parts! Weird.
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17 comments:

  1. LúciaJanuary 22, 2013 at 10:45 AM

    Hahaha, I think the mural was much more fun for them! ;-)

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  2. GringoJanuary 22, 2013 at 11:36 AM

    No snow, in Toronto? Come to Cromer Red Pat....this year we can guarantee you lots!

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  3. UnknownJanuary 22, 2013 at 12:34 PM

    Love that you have caught real people in this shot.

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  4. AndyJanuary 22, 2013 at 1:20 PM

    The scene in the mural is really dated. When I was a kid (1950's) snow stayed on the ground all winter.

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  5. hamiltonJanuary 22, 2013 at 1:52 PM

    At least all these children have their heads covered, even if it's not a helmet! (I wonder if it was as cold that day as it is here today?)

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  6. VioletSkyJanuary 22, 2013 at 2:36 PM

    This is a great winter scene. I was just talking to my niece who lives in that rogue stream!

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  7. DebJanuary 22, 2013 at 2:40 PM

    Great mural, must cool you down looking at this on a hot summer day!

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  8. EG CameraGirlJanuary 22, 2013 at 4:03 PM

    Today you have more snow than we have here in East Gwillimbury!

    I love this mural. So much to see in it.

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  9. AnonymousJanuary 22, 2013 at 4:18 PM

    C o o l street shot!

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  10. ArtandArchitecture-SF.comJanuary 22, 2013 at 8:19 PM

    What a wonderful nostalgic scene. I always wonder if people really had that much fun, or if that is the point of nostalgic paintings, to make us feel we are missing something.

    Love the two little "slightly bored" individuals and man with megaphone, I agree - great street scene shot.

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  11. JackJanuary 22, 2013 at 8:53 PM

    So many murals in Toronto.

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  12. SharonJanuary 22, 2013 at 8:56 PM

    That is an amazingly detailed mural. Very nice.

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  13. RandyJanuary 22, 2013 at 9:29 PM

    What a wonderful mural.

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  14. AnonymousJanuary 23, 2013 at 4:52 AM

    Fantastic, the two kids in the foreground blend straight into the mural!

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  15. HalcyonJanuary 23, 2013 at 9:03 AM

    There's definitely snow where I am, although maybe not enough for a good toboggan ride. Cute mural. :)

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  16. PerthDailyPhotoJanuary 23, 2013 at 9:09 AM

    Now you see you just tempted fate Pat! That is weird that it started snowing hard the very next day...spooky haha !

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  17. William KendallJanuary 26, 2013 at 4:48 PM

    That's a terrific mural!

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