Low Light

With the help of Mr. Tiger I am experimenting with light. There are so many options and choices available to add light. Actually this whole thing turned out the way I wanted it to... I was having fun.

Flustered

A daily routine of sitting on a street corner hoping that a passerby will drop some change into the cup. Unfortunately someone made a unpleasant comment to him and he became very agitated and started screaming and yelling. It was a bad day for him.

Monday Night

Another night scene of the hotel strip in Niagara Falls, Canada.

Graffiti Camouflage

Can you see the truck?

Woof! Woof!

Taking his two children for a ride.

Hot Dogs

Before food trucks became popular, the hot dog cart was king of the Toronto street food scene.
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Food vendors are part of the decor of any large city.
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Behind every hot dog counter is a face. You can find this gentleman working the food cart in Toronto on the north east corner Spadina Ave., and Queen St., West.

Strength, Technique, Endurance, Raw Speed

Training for the 2017 racing season has begun.

Highway 407 Constuction

Extending Highway 407 toll road as a four lane highway about 22 kilometers. The project will cost approximately $1.2 billion. The highway will be owned by the Government of Ontario.

Sunrise

Another day, another blessing and another chance at life. Take nothing for granted and think of every breath as a gift. 
Rashida Rowe

Monday Night

Located in Niagara Falls, Canada the Fallsview Casino Resort has a colourful light display.
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When night fall arrives the building begins to behave like a chameleon.
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I am not a gambler... I would rather be take photos like this.

Drummer

Peter Richards is regular street Busker on the corner of Yonge St. and Dundas St., West in Toronto. Some people view Buskers as panhandlers but this is the furthest thing from the truth. One must have a street entertainer's permit from the city. There are rules... no obstruction of narrow sidewalks, not playing directly on street corners and no amplifiers. Apparently one of the worst things about street busking is the retirement plan.

Photographing The Photographer

Photographing through the spray of a fountain I caught these two doing what I like to do.

B-25 Bomber - Hot Gen!

The Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum's B-25J Mitchell was assembled in Kansas City in early 1945, but never saw military service. It was operated as a civilian transport for over 25 years and the Museum found it abandoned at Wilmington Airport, Delaware, in 1975. After repairs, the aircraft was flown to the Museum, where it underwent extensive restoration. The aircraft now displays the markings of a B-25J of RAF No. 98 Squadron, which fought over North West Europe during 1944-45. It is dedicated to the Canadians who flew with that squadron. This model of airplane is well remembered for its role in the Doolittle Raid, on April 18, 1942, the first air raid by the United States to strike the Japanese homeland during World War II. Sixteen B-25B aircraft were launched from the U.S. Navy's aircraft carrier USS Hornet. The strike made the Japanese realize that they were vulnerable to attack, and served as a morale booster for the United States.
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" Hot Gen" by artist Lance Russwurm. As the United States entered World War II, nose art regulations were relaxed, or in many cases totally ignored. WWII would become the golden age of aircraft artistry. Pin-ups represented a dominant theme on the noses of WWII bombers and fighters. Artists often mimicked Vargas style "fantasy girl" pinup art on the military aircraft they painted. This plane is being prepared for the summer flying season. On Father's Day many of the Museum’s vintage aircraft will be flown throughout the weekend.

Apple Blossoms

A few mild days and the winter blah colours are gone.

Window View

My wife and I recently celebrated our 50th Wedding Anniversary in Niagara Falls. In advance I booked a hotel room with with a city view. Upon arrival I explain about our anniversary and asked if I could up grade the room to a falls view. The lady checking us in was really nice and gave us a room on the 18th floor with no extra charges... plus a free bottle of wine delivered to the room. The building on the left is the Fallsview Casino Resort and the building right is The Oakes Hotel. I'll let you guess at what is is in between then. .

Chatting

Just something that caught my eye. The lady on on the right was having a conversation with the person sitting on the ground.

Monday Night

Sunset.

Mother's Day

How true it is.

Shoe Tree

Located in the downtown core of Toronto. 
Since the 90's they have been selling a bit of everything from shoes to shirts & accessories.

Wild Flower

Trout Lilies  are low growing plants that form colonies of plants of different ages. The youngsters are flowerless and have only one leaf, while older plants produce two leaves and a single flower.

Framed

I saw the the sign in the upper right hand window and I decided to do my own "Custom Framing".
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I wait for people to walk by and I used the front entrance as a frame.
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Stylish dresser.

Smarter Than Your Average Bird

Stainless steel pigeon spikes are used on buildings and structures to keep pest birds from landing.
Someone forgot to tell this Pigeon.

Tune Up

I live in a country that has in seasonal climates. Our bicycles typically lie dormant during the cold winter months and resurface in spring. Getting your bike tuned up each spring is a bit like getting regular oil changes on your car.

A Sky So Vast

Today I choose life. Every morning when I wake up I can choose joy, happiness, negativity, pain... To feel the freedom that comes from being able to continue to make mistakes and choices - today I choose to feel life, not to deny my humanity but embrace it. - Kevyn Aucoin

Dreary Rain ☂

The best thing one can do when it's raining, is to let it rain. - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Petticoat Creek

Except for the torrent water this scene does not express enough the amount of rain and flooding going on here. The rain stopped on Thursday for a few hours so I manged to get out and take a few photos. Within thirty minutes after this photo it started again. Lake Ontario is at an all time high which is causing severe damage. Eastern Canada s having devastating flooding especially in Montreal. Homes are being evacuated. More rain is in the forecast.

Protester

If you live in democracy you have the right to peaceful protest.
This guy has something against Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

It Is The Thought That Counts

The City's Commemorative Bench Program invites the public to pay tribute to a loved one that has passed on by purchasing a bench ($1200) for installation in a public park or open space. The City provides an attractive plaque for mounting at no extra cost, with wording provided by the contributor. Usually on the anniversary off death, without fanfare, a friend or love one will leave a bouquet of flowers or some other gesture.

Kops Vinyl Records

Digital streaming and downloads have taken over but sales of the old vinyl format is seeing major growth. The oldest independent record store in the city has been in business since 1967.

Keeping The City Clean

It is not difficult to find a trash collector in a neon green reflective vest but like this scene a lot of people have a mental block to what is going on around them.

Baby Food

My newest granddaughter having her first taste of mushy carrots.