"I need to know right now..."

"...does Uncle Phil have a Buddha, and is it appropriate to give one for Christmas?"

Memories of Summer

All That Jazz

Looking Outward for Inspiration?

Love on the Dancefloor

Kensington Fruitstand at Night

Catching Some Rays

When the weather gets colder, cats have this knack of finding sunspots to bask in.

Bldg. No. 61

Taken at Toronto's Old Distillery District.

Have a great weekend!

What More Could There Possibly Be?

Recently spotted on Parliament Street in Toronto. I don't know if that's Jesus holding a baby or maybe Joseph or Christopher holding the Christ child, but they don't seem particularly pleased to be there...

Porsche in the Rain

Cold November Day

Toronto's Best Used Record Store

Vortex, Yonge just north of Eglinton. There's none better...

The Matador Club

The Matador has been around for decades (as this sign clearly shows). It's been illegally selling alcoholic beverages after hours on weekends forever. The cops know about it. City Hall no doubt knows about it. Pretty much everyone in Toronto knows about it.

How (or why) it hasn't been busted I'll never know. But it's a part of our cityscape now, and when it's gone there'll never be another one like it...

Size Does Not Matter!

"Guard dog" doing his job at an art gallery on Yonge north of Eglinton, Toronto.

The Opinion

Waiting outside a changeroom, where my thoughts on new clothes matter (although I can't imagine why: look at what I'm wearing!).

Autumn Leaves

They're everywhere, especially on blustery days, which we're having right now...

Fran's Friend

We've bumped into Fran and her pooch companion several times now, and we just can't remember this beautiful fellow's name. He had a rough time over the summer (swallowed a tennis ball), but thankfully he's doing wonderfully now.

In the Clouds

The new skyscraper in our neighbourhood.

Abandoned

Dudley

Stairway to the Stores

Warming Sunrays

Trying to stay warm on a cool day in Toronto's Kensington Market.

If Only...

I'm thinking that with the skull and the made-up mannequins, this has a sort of Hallowe'enie look to it.

Even if I'm wrong, I just like the pic. Hope you do, too.

Have a terrific weekend!

Digital Darkroom

In the digital age, one can do "darkroom work" almost anywhere - like at this cafe near Yonge and Eglinton, Toronto.

Unaware Of the Stare

Free Hugs

On Saturday, a bunch of university kids were at the corner of Yonge and Eglinton here in Toronto, practicing Acts of Random Kindness. Their act was "free hugs". They just stood there with their signs and hugged anyone who wanted to be hugged. It was as simple as that. Everyone seemed to walk away with a smile on their face.

What a great idea!

Tethered

Both the dog and the man seem to have forgotten their cells...

Crossing College

Taken in Toronto's Little Italy at College and (I think) Euclid on a cool autumn day. Even at mid-day the shadows are getting longer...

Forever?

The Canadian Patient (again)

I posted this informal portrait of Michael Ondaatje a couple of days ago. I edited it in Picasa since my computer (and the Photoshop installed therein) are down. I'm not happy with what I can do in Picasa, but it's free so I can't complain. I've just recently been told about FastStone, another free imaging software available on-line. I just downloaded it on my work computer, and while it doesn't do nearly as much as Photoshop, it's way better than Picasa (for my needs, anyway).

The Morning After

Saturday morning at Yonge and Eglinton, Toronto

Different Worlds

Remember when one went to a coffeeshop to meet friends and interact with people?

I'm 101

The Canadian Patient

Vespa in Little Italy

Dancing in the Street

Taken over a year ago near St. Lawrence Market in Toronto, this one's been a favorite of mine, although I can't say why.

Rosie in the Sun

My daughter's cat Rosie, catching some sun last winter

An Old Man, A Framed Print and a Bike

A recent favorite originally shown on Il Mondo del Ciclismo.

Have a great long weekend!

Real Men Like Ferries (Hanlan's Point Ferry, Toronto)

Artist on the Steps

Taken last October in front of Toronto's Minsker Synagogue in Kensington market.

Given that Yom Kippur, the "gravest" (if that's an appropriate word) of Jewish days starts this evening, I thought this might be somewhat appropriate, not for the subject-matter of the photo as much as the location.

Witchcraft

A favourite photo from earlier in the year, taken at Reposados Tequila Lounge in Toronto

She Talks and Talks and Talks...

Still with the computer problems so I'm showing favourites from my other photoblogs, this one having recently been shown on Under Ground, a transit photoblog.

Hope you enjoy this, and I hope you enjoy the upcoming autumn weekend as well!

Italian Weapons

I'm still dealing with computer issues, so here's an old favourite from my daily bicycle photoblog, Il Mondo del Ciclismo. I don't know why I like it so much, maybe it's the lighting. Or maybe it's because my Fondriest is on the right. Or maybe it's just because I like trackbikes.

Hopefully you'll enjoy, and feel free to head on over to check out Il Mondo...

The Standoff

My computer is down for a few days, so while I have lots and lots of new photos to show you, I have no way of processing them (I post from my work computer which doesn't have Photoshop).

So, I thought I'd post a recent one from my transit photoblog, Under Ground, thus plugging that little endeavor.

Hopefully we'll have all-new pix in a few days. Thanks for your understanding