as I walk Toronto

Yikes!  Preparations are already underway in the Distillery District for their annual Christmas market.

At least their sign that counts down the number of days until Christmas is not hung yet.  I am not ready to think about Christmas yet!

 

I was hoping for some sun as I walked the other day but October seems to have ended with clouds and rain.  November is here and it is notorious for being grey and depressing.   The clouds on these hoardings seemed appropriate.  They are around a construction site on Lower Sherbourne street, at the southeast corner of Lower Sherbourne and Front.

below: This is the hole behind the hoardings.

That intersection, (LS & F), has construction sites at both the southeast and northwest corners.  At a third corner, the northeast, there is a development notice sign.

Yet another developer wants to build yet another 37 storey building here.  At least one person has voiced their displeasure.

And other signs of discontent nearby….

below: Looking west on King Street East at Jarvis.

below: St. James Park gets new walkways

below: In the Sculpture Garden across the street from St. James Cathedral is a collection of wood poles with small speakers attached to the top of them.  This is an art installation by Lou Sheppard called Dawn Chorus/Evensong 2019.  It is part of the Toronto Biennial of Art that is on now (until late in December).  It “interrupts the denaturalized landscape with music created through the transposition of spectrograms of birdsong…”

below: ‘Haunted City’.  One of a few Halloween decorations along Queen West.

below: While walking up Spadina this bike caught my attention because

below: … it’s decorated with many, many used tea bags. On closer inspection, there seem to be quite a few different brands. My guess is that this is one of a kind…. or at least I hope so!

below: I’m not sure just what these added words mean.  Is now real?  Can we be sure?

below: A few remaining campaign signs from the federal election back in October.  The Liberals won every Toronto seat.

below: Discarded and left in a pile in an alley, JFK and Bobby Kennedy rugs.  Not one but four? or five?

below: Uber5000 birdies riding in tandem, along with an old banana seat bike affixed to the wall.

below: A grumpy sign?  Or just a sign with fangs?

below: Van Gogh can still be found on Huron Street

below: This is part of the CAMH (Centre for Addiction and Mental Health) building at College & Huron Streets.  There might be a certain charm in the concrete buildings of this era… when it comes time to renovate them or tear them down, will there be an effort made to save them?

below: Nearby, this “artwork” on the exterior of 215 Huron Street, is from the same time period.

below: Reflections in a window on the University of Toronto campus.

below: U of T playing fields on Hoskin Ave with the black/darker brick Trinity College behind.

A few more “campus in autumn” photos

below: There were still lots of leaves on the trees at Queens Park too.

below: Some of the oak trees had multicoloured leaves.

below: End.  Yes, this is the end.