Made In Toronto

 This cool looking e-bike was spotted recently and at first I thought that it was a small motorcycle but then realized it wasn't. I googled it and found that it is actually made right here in Toronto. Like the look of it.

Excuse Me!

I was walking along one of the woodland paths along the Humber River near James Gardens when I happened upon this pair of Mallards in a small stream. They seemed to be checking the area out for a possible good nesting site. The male paid no attention to me but Ms Mallard did not like me being there at all. She kept turning and stretching her neck up really long and giving me the evil eye. I took a couple of pics and then left them on their own.  

Taking part in Saturday's Critters. Click HERE to see more creatures from around the world.

A Spring Survey

 Some of the groundskeepers at James Gardens were wandering around the gardens checking on what things needed attention. Things are really starting to grow so it is time to check on any losses that happened during the winter.

Sixties Art

 This sculpture by artist Ron Baird was found on the grounds of the Canadian National Exhibition where I had spotted the fire hall that I showed last week. The piece was commissioned by the Seagram company in 1968 and was named "83" as a tribute to their Seagram's "83 Canadian Whiskey". It is too bad that it isn't against a better background so that the details show up but I quite like it as a piece of work from the 60s.

Saves

This sign has hung out front of a religious community building on St Clair Ave for years. It looks a bit worn and I'm not sure if the neon still works but it was good to see that it is still there. You can see that a condo is under construction beside it but so far it is a survivor.  

Taking part in Signs 2. Click HERE to see more signs from around the world.

Scilla

The week before last we had several days of summer-like temperatures and all the spring flowers started to open quickly but unfortunately they were finished off by the heat quickly too. I always enjoy seeing large swathes of blue Scilla flowers and there huge patches of them at James Gardens. The sun was so strong that only the flowers in the shadows of the trees really showed up well in this shot but I liked the effect.

A Friendly Monster

This is one of the murals that I found along the space that I showed you yesterday. That creature looks like it could be a relative of the Loch Ness monster don't you think? There were a lot of signatures so I'm not sure who was the artist for the monster. 

Taking part in Monday Murals. Click HERE to see more murals from around the world.