Behind the south side of Queen St. West, starting at Spadina and heading west. At Bathurst there is a slight detour because someone built a Loblaws grocery store and a condo in the way. But just turn south to Richmond and walk a short distance west. On your right there is a small alley; follow this lane to almost Dufferin street – if there is no construction in the way!
I have walked this route many times. Sometimes there are new things to see, or changes have occurred. Sometimes I just notice things that I missed on previous visits.
Larger than life. The woman on red has been there since the first time I walked this way a couple of years ago. The aquatic scenes on the building across the alley are a more recent addition.
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Tom and Jerry and their never ending chase scene.
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The alley changes with the seasons. Even here there is greenery.
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Sunshine and shadows in the lane.
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Above the alley. She now appears in a few places.
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Tag, baker, inserted between two windows
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I just want people to like me. A sticker in McDougall Lane, a good use of US Priority Mail labels.
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I resurrect the destructed poster with a few tags added accompanied by a girl with a broken heart.
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He evolves. First his face was added – with googly eyes and his tongue stuck out. Now he seems to be anatomically correct as well!
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Starting to fray at the edges
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Garbage bins guarding the door.
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I’m not sure what he’s drinking, but apparently he’s grain fed. He looks a bit grubby because he’s sitting on the ground next to the dust and dirt in the lane.
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A smiling Cheshire Cat and a few other creatures.
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as I walk Toronto 