More Laneway Houses

 

Yet more laneway houses that I recently spotted. They seem to be popping up all over the older parts of the city which have laneways. I much prefer the one on the right with the wood facade. The one on the left disappears behind that large shrub.

Hidden Dogs

 

At a first glance this looks like a totally abstract mural but then you notice the little dog down in the bottom left. Looking around you can see a little pink dog just right of the middle. The only artist info is WF25.

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Neighbourhood Watch

 

The chicken mural that I first showed a couple of weeks ago is finished and those eyes are now keeping watch along their laneway. The artist for this one is roanTO.

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Chickens

 

Chickens are appearing in a local laneway but the mural is still in progress so I will have to go back. It is always fun to see the work as it continues on. There was no sign of the artist around.

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Better View

 I was walking along a laneway that runs beside this house and spotted this great window. A perfect solution for a not very nice view. It must look great when the room is lit up at night.

Seasons Changing

 

I liked this tree showing the change of seasons as you move from left to right. The parked bikes suggest that a family of four has been out for a nice ride. Unfortunately there was no artist info.

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City Creatures

 

I love this stylized mural of our city creatures enjoying a break. The raccoon is in charge of the coffee while the black squirrel and Canada Goose drink up. The only artist info is AS.

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Summer Fruit

 

The locally grown fruit that we get to enjoy in summer is wonderfully sweet and tasty. I thought this strawberry mural spotted in a laneway was perfect for the season despite all the heavy shadows on it.

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Dancers

 

If you look at this mural carefully you realize that all those creatures are dancing away to music being played by a band made up of cats. It is too bad there was a door open on the left which had a couple more cat musicians. Fun on a summer evening!

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The Cafe

 

It is hard to see at first but this seems to be a small cafe where even a blue raccoon has come for a bite. All the characters look rather unusual.

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Summertime

 

It is finally summer here and even these rather strange creatures are enjoying it. I spotted this mural in the laneway out back of a creative community centre.

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Guardians

 

These noble lions started me a bit as I walked along a laneway. I think they are vinyl prints rather than painted on the door. I'm sure they work well to protect the place. That signature may say Menz.

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Inherit The Earth

 

This lovely mural was spotted in a laneway behind some commercial properties. A thoughtful statement runs along the bottom. The only artist info is CT up in the right corner.

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Laneway White

This newly finished laneway house is a bit more interesting than many of them which are quite plain and boring. The wood inserts give a bit of interest and they have just finished putting top soil all around it so it looks like there may be a garden coming.
 

Laneway Flowers

 

I happened upon these gorgeous flowers just as the artist was putting on some finishing touches and taking plastic off the windows. You can see him up a small ladder to the right. This is yet another laneway house although this is all new construction unlike some of the others in the 'hood. The artist is Chris Perez and you can see more of his work if you click his label below.

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Spring Flowers

 

This mural on a garage reminded me of the flowers of spring which we are seeing now. And they have added a little blue raccoon as a tribute to the huge population of these creatures that we have in the city. Not blue in real life of course. The artist is Ellesart.

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Busy Times

 

Spring is a busy time for beavers as they repair any winter damage to their lodges and start new construction so it was timely that I came upon this mural a couple of weeks ago. The artist for this one is Candypress.

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Buy Local

 

I spotted this mural in a local laneway and there were tarps down in front of it so I think there was still more details to be added but there was no one to ask. It still gets its message across very well. Honest Ed's was a famous discount store which anchored a whole neighbourhood which is now in the process of being redeveloped. We shall see how it turns out soon, hopefully. 

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Flowery Garage

 

This vibrant mural was a bright spot on one of the dull spring days that we have been having. It would be nice to see it on any garage.

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Strong As Steel

While wandering along a laneway (as is my habit) I spotted this fierce raccoon atop a fence by one of the laneway house. It probably means that the house gets a lot of visits from real raccoons which is not surprising in this city with a huge population of them.

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