Jolly Joggers

Why are these people so happy? As one who has always disliked running, I have no idea, but I must say, they really brightened up my Saturday morning!

Exchanging Numbers

Baldwin Street Dusted with Snow

Looking rather seasonal in that part of town...

John of the Jet Fuel

Abigail and the Troubador

Strumming at Eglinton Station.

Long Wait in the Snow

Waiting for the bus is not much fun at the best of times. While hardly a major snowstorm, this was the first snow to stay on the ground this year. Taken on Yonge, facing south at Eglinton, Toronto.

Dressed for the Weather

Tigra shows that one can dress both seasonally and stylishly, giving no quarters to either functionality or great looks! (spotted with her servant near Yonge and Eglinton here in Toronto)

Double Guard Duty

Jet Fuel Cafe, Toronto.

Do You Think This Was Her Idea?

Taken on a balmy early autumn Car Free Sunday in Kensington Market (one of my favourite places to shoot in Toronto).

Those Who Rule the Castle

Patches hibernates...













...while Cinza stands guard.

"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