There is so much to see in this city, big and small, mundane and interesting, bland and colourful, old and new; we’ve got it all. It’s not uncommon to walk a route many times and still see something new each time. The little details are easy to overlook. Yesterday I walked parallel to Queen Street West from Roncesvalles eastward. There are lots of little alleys in the area and the streets are interesting too. I wasn’t alone. Penny (from Walking Woman blog) provided a second set of eyes as we went looking for whatever there was to find. Four eyes really can be better than two! Although we saw many things (of course!) I’ve chosen to concentrate on the “little things” that we spied.
below: Happy. Faces at our feet. Happy to see you walk by.
below: Faces above our heads. A one way sign as a canvas.
below: And faces at the end of the path.
below: Yesterday’s lovebot sighting
below: It’s December, but this house is still ready for Halloween.
below: A little leprechaun in a tree. Perhaps he’s been here since St. Patricks Day? And how many leprechauns have crossed here? We weren’t lucky enough to see any yesterday.
below: One use for a bathtub! Dirty, not clean.
below: A different approach to keeping the flowers blooming well into December… they’re looking a little faded, but they are still pink and growing in abundance.
below: But even a single flower adds to a picture.
below: Pictures on walls can delight, even ones as simple as this little pinwheel.
below: Make art not war….
below: … or make money. The money shot.
below: She was hiding in the back corner of a store.
below: Miniature eclairs for sale at The Tempered Room. We didn’t try them but they looked fabulous.
below: Dean’s pink ride was parked for the afternoon.
below: A mystery message. Google tells me that pav is a type of Indian bread but I don’t think that that’s what the writer was referring to here. Belongins (belongings?) here probably means possessions but I like to play with words and so I wonder if it is the other meaning of belonging, i.e. as in “a sense of belonging”. Or maybe, he be longing all his life to be under a palm tree?!
below: The sign for Cattlemens Meat Market is looking a little worn,
and not because it’s been here since 1538!
below: And last, three stencils that were close together in an alley, three animals, an old fashioned upright vacuum cleaner and an old video camera.
as I walk Toronto 