You better watch out, you better not cry
Better not pout, I’m telling you why
Santa Claus is comin’ to town
… and he arrived on Saturday amidst the gusty winds and light snow. Winter arrived on the same day!
Before the parade there was the Holly Jolly Fun Race, a 5 km race along the Santa Claus parade route.
#TOsanta | #TOsantaparade
Hiding in a park, dappled by the sunlight filtering through large leafy trees, stands Peter Pan. At least the sign says that he’s Peter Pan; he looks like a boy with a flute standing on a lumpy pedestal. He’s a replica of one that resides in London’s Kensington Gardens that was sculpted by Sir George Frampton in 1912. He’s been standing near the NW corner of Avenue Road and St. Clair since 1929 when the city acquired this piece of land. At that time the College Heights Association raised the money to purchase the statue for this “children’s garden”, a statue dedicated “to the spirit of children at play”.
There are no pirates or lost boys here though, just fairies and woodland animals – rabbits, mice and squirrels. There’s even a tiny snail if you look closely enough. What looks like a nondescript lump from a distance turns out to be an interesting game of find the creatures.
Once upon a time this was Peter Pan park but now it is Glenn Gould park (he once lived nearby).
The Trans Rally and March, first of the Pride parades was last night (Friday).
below: If you were driving on Yonge street last night, perhaps you got stuck in traffic. Northbound cars on Yonge were stopped to allow the parade to cross from Bloor to Yonge. The parade continued in the southbound lanes which gave the stuck drivers and passengers a front row seat.
Last year it rained for the Trans March and in previous years the turn out was low. Whether it is because trans issues have been in the news a lot lately, or because the trans community is more visible, or because of other reasons, there were more people walking than usual.
below: Dave holding ‘Pulse’ a memorial artwork in honour of those who died at the Pulse nightclub Orlando. The piece was crocheted by Dave and the Craft Action Collective.
#loveislove | #lovealwayswins
Back to Graffiti Alley for the first time this spring… well, for the first time since the snow melted since I’m not sure you can call it spring yet!
Here are a few poser and abm crew bunnies that I saw.
Just a few pictures of some of the street art near Queen St. West and Augusta.
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This post is a continuation of the previous post, titled Croft Street.
There is a red, white and blue mural at the south end of Croft Street. It covers the side of a three story brick building.
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flat black apartments at 396
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as I walk Toronto 