We’re getting outside to enjoy the summer while still maintaining some distance as the COVID numbers drop… a few of the restrictions have been lifted and life is little less constrained. Patios are filling up again and a larger selection of stores are open. The following photos were taken downtown on a sunny day a week or so ago…. as I re-learn how to take candid shots of people!
Posts Tagged ‘summer’
emerging
Posted: July 8, 2021 in peopleTags: 3D Toronto sign, bikes, city hall, cyclists, food truck, Mercedes, people, pigeon, posing, scooter, sitting, summer, walking, Yonge Dundas Square, Yonge St.
after a hot summer day
Posted: July 3, 2021 in people, waterfrontTags: evening, harbour, Joseph Landau, Lake Ontario, people, Queens Quay West, Simcoe Wave Deck, summer, waterfront
a cooler evening on the waterfront
below: Simcoe Wave Deck
below: Joseph Landau, accordion player
below: Queens Quay traffic – take care! Cyclists (and pedestrians) don’t always see or obey their traffic signals!
Gwendolen Park and ravine
Posted: September 8, 2020 in locations, natureTags: branches, cliff, Don Valley golf course, golf, golf course, green, Gwendolen, Gwendolen Park, leaves, North York, park, path, ravine, roots, summer, trees
The other day I was near Yonge and Sheppard when I found myself with some extra time so I decided to drive around the nearby neighbourhood where I once lived. A little trip down memory lane along with something new.
below: On Florence Ave looking northeast across Yonge Street.
I discovered that the little house where my family lived when I was grades 4 and 5 is still there and is one of only a few that haven’t been replaced or enlarged (no photos!). Continuing on my tour, I passed the local school, Cameron Avenue P.S., before I thought that I would take a look at Gwendolen Park. I have vague memories of it but it was just far enough away from home that we didn’t go there often.
Southeast from Gwendolen Park there is a path through the ravine that is well worn. It passes among some of the tallest trees I have seen in the city – maples, oaks, and others. It is darker than most ravine walks. It is also quieter. I didn’t encounter any one else while I was in the woods.
below: A tiny little bird house with a brown plastic beetle.
below: At the bottom of the hill is Don Valley Golf Course. The bridge in this photo is the 401 jst west of Yonge Street. I was trying to figure out the best route to the bridge but I happened by this spot at the same time as the course marshal. He kicked me out.
Getting to the bridge was not an important goal but when someone tells me I can`t do something I feel that I have to try to find a way to do it. Google maps shows this space as green but there is no differentiation between golf course and park. I tried bushwhacking my way around the edge but I couldn`t find an easy enough way to make it worth my time. So I retraced my steps…. but not before finding a souvenir of the day.
Don Valley Golf Course from up the hill near Gwendolen Park. September has only started and already there are some colours appearing on the trees.
below: Cliff by the park
below: Part of the path passes behind the tennis courts.
below: Luckily there is a hole in the fence otherwise it`s a steep drop to the left!
below: The path continues to the northwest but a few drops of rain persuaded me to return to the park where my car was waiting. Earl Bales Park is the next green space along the path although I am not sure if there is access. Another day’s adventure.
below: This cat loves Mondays.
below: Perhaps I’ll follow the sign to the North Pole for my next walk? Oh oh – I think that it says 4800 (kms? miles?) so maybe not…..
Multipli’city in progress
Posted: August 18, 2017 in graffiti and street art, locationsTags: Al Runt, Annie Hamel, Aura, Chief Ladybird, Christopher Ross, corktown, Drippin_soul, DRPN, heart, Kalkidan Assefa, Lacey & Layla Art, Multipli'city, mural routes, murals, people, pink elephant, project, Runt, skateboards, stabbed, street art, streetARToronto, summer
More of the bents holding up the road that passes over Underpass Park in Corktown are in the process of being painted. Back in 2015, the bents and pillars on the west side of Lower River Street were painted as part of the Pan Am games preparations. The latest mural project involves the bents closer to St. Lawrence Street.
below: Looking east towards Lower River Street, skateboarders in the park behind a mural by Chief Ladybird and Aura. In the background is a pink elephant by Christopher Ross.
Thirteen bents by seventeen artists have just been completed, or are in the process of being painted for this project. The artists are: Al Runt, Andrew Dexel, Annie Hamel, Aura, Chief Lady Bird, Carlos Delgado, FONKi, GAWD, Jill Stanton, Kalkidan Assefa (aka Drippin_soul), Lacey & Layla Art, Meaghan Claire Kehoe, OMEN, Ness Lee, Rob Matejka Anya Mielniczek
below: As Al Runt works on his mural, he is reflected in the mirrors above him.
below: Some faces by Carlos Delgado
below: A social gathering around the mural painted by Annie Hamel… although the youngest one seems to want to join the skateboarders instead.
below: I’m not sure why they would choose this location for their photo shoot when they are covering the mural with a grey screen.
below: A face in orange and purple tones by @drippin_soul aka Kalkidan Assefa
below: One side of the bent painted by Lacey & Layla Art
below: And the other. The mural is accompanied by a Robert Browning quote: “Grow old with me, the best is yet to be.”
below: At the far west end, a gruesome spike being plunged into a heart.
The project is managed by Mural Routes and is part of the StreetARToronto Partnership Program in collaboration with the Corktown Residents and Business Association, the City of Toronto Parks Department, and Relay 2017 – Friends of the PanAm Path.
below: Just starting, background figures in white
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This is the fourth blog post about the murals at Underpass Park. Others are:
First stage of the project (Pan Am games), in two posts:
Underpass Park July 2015
People Overhead July 2015
The next stage were the pillars along the sidewalk on the west side of Lower River Street
New neighbours at Underpass Park, Oct 2016
summer in the city, July edition
Posted: July 29, 2016 in general Toronto, peopleTags: boats, fun, games, kids, lake, Lake Ontario, men, people, police, pride, summer, sun, waterfront, watermelon, women
July is almost over – yes, summer is flying by.
So far, it’s been a good one!
below: Staying cool and having fun in the Yonge Dundas square fountains
below: A giant bite from a giant watermelon slice
below: A Bay Street hug and kiss.
below: An impromptu serenade
below: Watching the entertainment at the waterfront – it’s magical
below: Making comfort at Afrofest, Woodbine Park
below: A Canada Day kiss.
below: Leave your message by the outdoor facilities!
below: A mother and daughter stroll on the waterfront
below: Posing, Pride fun
below: Blowing bubbles by the lake.
Happy August everyone!
summer in the city, June edition
Posted: June 15, 2016 in peopleTags: boarders, boy, cars, cat, fountains, hitching a ride, nathan phillips square, outdoors, outside, patio, people, skateboards, summer, sunny, water, woman, Yonge Dundas Square
Summer in the city – enjoying the summer weather!
below: Toronto street art in Graffiti Alley.
below: skateboarders
below: Enjoying a quiet moment, late afternoon.
below: Painting shingles – June 4th was 100 in One Day, a day where community activites are promoted. One of the activities on Kenwood Lane was shingle painting.
below: Running through the fountains at Yonge Dundas Square
below: World Naked Bike Ride participants cycle through Kensington.
below: Relaxing at Nathan Phillips Square. #sitTO is a campaign to increase the number of places to sit in public spaces.
below: Distillery District
below: Patio, College Street
Streetfest on the Beach, 2015
Posted: July 25, 2015 in events, peopleTags: brass, couples, crowds, drums, evening, festival, fun, guitar, kids, live music, men, music, musicians, outdoor, people, Queen St. East, saxophone, singers, singing, street, summer, the Beach, trumpet, women
The annual Streetfest on the Beach,
on Queen St. East between Woodbine and Beech,
23rd, 24th, and 25th July
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our latest photo op
Posted: July 13, 2015 in locations, public artTags: #hostcity2015, #share3DTO, cameras, city hall, fountain, interactive, nathan phillips square, people, photo op, photos, posing, selfies, sign Pan Am games, summer, taking pictures, Toronto, water