Beanstalk

This is one of those murals that frustrates me. I can't find any info about it, including the name of the artist.

Monday Night

This pickup truck caught my eye and I decided to photograph it. The shutter was open for 8 seconds and that in turn caught the headlight trail of a passing car.

Sunday Sky

“How sweet the morning air is! See how that one little cloud floats like a pink feather from some gigantic flamingo. Now the red rim of the sun pushes itself over the London cloud-bank. It shines on a good many folk, but on none, I dare bet, who are on a stranger errand than you and I. How small we feel with our petty ambitions and strivings in the presence of the great elemental forces of Nature!” ― Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Novels and Stories, Volume I

Google

Google just opened a donut shop for two days only in Toronto and they're giving away free donuts. There's a been a line snaking out of the pastel pink pop-up that takes centre stage at Dundas Square all day. The idea is that their new Google Home Mini, Google’s version of a Siri or Alexa type product, is even smaller than a donut and remarkably somehow capable of delivering as much enjoyment. My thanks to blogTO for all of the above info.

Exhausted

Down and out... impoverished.

Morning Train

"Go Transit" commuter train travelling west through the Greater Toronto Area.

Signs, Signs - Sears

Sears Canada is bankrupt. The few stores that have remained open are now having liquidation sales.

History leason...
Sears was once the envy of the retail industry. Founded by railroad station agent Richard Sears in the 1880s, Sears Roebuck got its start with the 'internet' of the 1800s: mail order catalogues.

At the time the very idea of ordering a product through a catalog and having it delivered to homes all over the country was incredible. What started as a small pamphlet offering various models of watches grew to become a 532-page catalog by 1895. Offering everything from bikes and sewing machines to cars and entire pre-made homes. The reason it worked was simple... convenience.

By offering customers a wide variety of products delivered to their doorstep, Sears grew by leaps and bounds. Sound familiar? We’ve heard this story before, and it's not a stretch to say that Sears was the Amazon of its day.

I am linking to Lesley's Signs, Signs.

Stripes

If you want to do street photography one must be prepared for that moment when you get caught. No big deal here. With her phone she was doing the same thing as me, so we both just carried on.

Monday Night

Waiting for green light.

Sunday Sky

Sunset fishing.

Lidsville

He was looking but not buying.

Chalk To Me

Her name is Jo Lalonde but she is better known as the Chalk Chick. Getting her art career off the ground can be challenging at times, but she has managed to support herself from the proceeds of her work. Jo does participate in in various busker events throughout the country. Click here to see more of her work.

Saving Souls

This is only one of the many religious sidewalk setups that are trying get one's attention.

Corn Field

This crop appears to go on for ever. The corn most likely will be used for livestock feed.

Mural

Exploring Graffiti Alley with my granddaughter.

Monday Night

Keeping the sweet tooth happy.

Sunday Sky

Framing the sun.

Bike Patrol

At one time it was rare to see a police officer patrolling without a squad car. In 1989, the Toronto Police Service introduced its first Bike Patrol Unit. Bicycles allowed officers to cover more ground than on foot, and they could travel where patrol cars could not. It also makes the police more visible to the public. With this visibility also comes an increase in human contact with the community.

U.S. Coast Guard

While in Halifax this past summer, I saw for the first time ever, the tall ships regatta. Pictured above the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Eagle (USCGC Eagle) was my favourite. Throughout the summer, Eagle trains cadets and officer candidates, teaching them practical seamanship skills while indoctrinating them in the Coast Guard’s afloat leadership laboratory. Built at the Blohm + Voss Shipyard in Hamburg, Germany in 1936, and commissioned as Horst Wessel, Eagle is one of three sail-training ships operated by the pre-World War II German navy. At the close of the war, the ship was taken as a war reparation by the U.S., re-commissioned as the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Eagle and sailed to New London, Connecticut, which has been her permanent homeport ever since. Eagle has offered generations of Coast Guard Academy cadets, and more recently officer candidates, an unparalleled leadership experience at sea.

Abandon House

I don't know why or how but it is very close to a major highway widening project.
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This old house has become a target for graffiti.

Juxtaposition

To be or not to be... that is the question.

Soft And Hard Hat

Go figure?

Monday Night

Nightfall at the marina.

Sunday Sky

Sunrise over the nuclear power plant.

Bad Photo?

I recently read an an article "Why Publishing Your Bad Photos Is Never a Mistake". You can view it here. I decided to give it a try. Normally I like my photos to be sharp but this one came came out blurry. The reason for that is 1.lighting conditions were low 2.my iso was not set high enough 3.the subject was moving faster than I anticipated. I really liked the scene and the eerie atmosphere it created. So if you are leaving a comment please tell me (good or bad) what you think. This does not mean that my future postings will be blurry.

Smile

I find that if you ask, most people (strangers) will let you take their picture. The smile was my reward for asking.

Traffic Congestion

Road construction leads to traffic jams.

Sparky

New restaurant going up in this spot. This worker is using a grinder to put some finishing touches on rough spots.

Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum

Development of the Douglas DC-3 started in early 1935 with the prototype flying by the end of the year. The first production aircraft was delivered to American Airlines in July 1936. The US Air Corps became interested in the DC-3 and ordered a military version, called the C-47 or Dakota. It had many capabilities, including dropping paratroops and supplies, evacuating the wounded, troop transportation and glider towing. Eventually, about 10,000 C-47s were built for the US military.
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The Museum’s DC-3 Dakota displays the markings of RCAF No. 435 and 436 Squadrons, which operated in Burma during 1944-45 and whose slogan was "Canucks Unlimited". The DC-3 was built in June 1939 for Eastern Airlines, where it flew for over 13 years. In 1952, it went to North Central Airlines who operated it for another 11 years. The aircraft then left airline service, but continued to fly commercially until it was acquired by Dennis Bradley, who donated it to the Museum in 1981. It is one of the DC-3s currently still flying with over 82,000 hours in the air - equal to over 12 million miles, or 492 times around the world.

Monday Night

Smiling faces working the night shift.
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These two smiling faces came outside and let me take their picture.

Sunday Sky

I started off to photography some night scenes. Instead I came across this scene of the sun setting.