Monday Night

Last day of 2018...
"Tomorrow is the first blank page of a 365 page book. Write a good one." Brad Paisley

Sunday Sky

Cityscape on a cold December day letting off steam.

South African Memorial

Located at University Avenue and Queen Street West, Toronto. It was designed by Walter Allward and constructed in 1910 to the honour and in memory of the Canadians who died in defence of the Empire in the Boer War 1899-1902. The figures represent Mother Britain flanked by two Canadian soldiers.

Casa Coffee

It is so strange to see a mural like this that has survived the tags of vandals. I took this photo in Kensington Market, exactly one year ago to the day. You have to ignore 50 years on the mural because Casa Coffee has been there longer than that. In fact last May after 55 years the business owners decided to close shop. Rent increase may have been the cause.

Ghost Bike

A bicycle, painted white and locked up at a site is a remembrance of a person who was fatally injured or died at the location.

Monday Night

Early morning and people are scarce. There's only three people walking their dogs and one crazy camera guy taking pictures with his camera on the ground.

Sunday Sky

My thanks to the clouds for posing for me.

Fighter Jet

The Canadian CT-133 Silver Star is only one of Allan Rubin's collection of vintage aircraft. This photo was taken in 2013 and since that time the entire collection of planes has been sold and shipped to San Diego, California.

B&W Friday

Getting in sync for a group photo.

Oldest Gas Station - Eldorado, Ontario

There it is in great big bold letters. But history tells us that the first Canadian gas station opened in Vancouver in June, 1907.
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Unfortunately this station is closed and abandon.
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So is the "Oldest Gas Station" sign correct? It is believed the gas bar opened sometime in the early 1920s and closed towards the end of the last few years of the first decade of this century. That makes it about 90 years old and that could make it the "oldest" (but not the first) gas station at the time of closing.

United States Marine Band

June 29, 2018, performing at The Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo.

Shopping Off The Rack

Regardless of the weather or temperature... on the street shopping goes on.

Monday Night

Construction zone two hours before the work crew showed up.

Sunday Sky

Sky on fire.

Art Of A Smile

This is the first mural that has ever smiled at me.

1939 Ford

Another one at "Eric's Custom Auto Body" waiting to be restored.

Autumn Colours

Photographed Oct. 6, 2018. A windless fall day on the Skootamatta River.

$1.00 Plus Tax

Put you hand up if you have never been inside of a McDonald's Restaurant.

Mike "Wunder" Kennedy

The mural is tribute to Mike. Toronto's graffiti and street art community recently suffered a great loss with the passing of Mike Kennedy (2017) a talented graffiti artist and friend to so many in the community. The mural was painted by artists Getso, Sight, Arms, Wales, Tenso2, Braes, and CTRJ

Monday Night

Let the Midnight Special shine a ever lovin' light on me.

Abandon Barn

Restoring this old barn is beyond hope. I am linking to Tom's Barn Collective.

Recycle, Recycle

A person can find many car parts at a junkyard, including windows, windshields, engine parts, door handles... etc.
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On the inside it almost reminds me of a apocalypse scene from a movie.

Higher & Higher

Tall building in the background Shangri-La Hotel.
66 storey mixed use building contains 17 floors of
hotel rooms and 305 condo units on the remaining 49 storeys.

The Good & Bad Of Cycling

The Good: A nice new bike locked to a bike stand.
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The Bad: Finding your bike trashed. There are no good reasons as to why someone would do something like this.

Farmers' Market

A Vendor sorting the good apples, from the bad apples.

Winter's Coming

Baby it's cold outside.

One Size Fits Most

Sometimes one size fits all. And sometimes it doesn’t.

Sunday Sky

"X" marks the spot.

Waiting To Be Rescued

Located at Eric's Custom Auto Body. Eric likes to restore gems like this.

Bundle Buggy Lady

All her worldly belongings are in the buggy.

Marsh Trinity Church

Nothing special here today. I am running out of photos to post. History: Trinity Marsh Church was built in 1876, to save local farmers the long trip to attend services at St. Thomas Anglican Church in the neighbouring village of Millbrook. It is located near the forested rolling hills or the Oak Ridges Moraine, in the farmland of the Township of Cavan Monaghan.

Killing The Bug

Volkswagen has announced that production of the current, third generation Beetle will end in July 2019.

Storefront Dummies

This puts a whole new meaning into window dressing.

Monday Night

Early morning delivery.

Sunday Sky

Graveyard Angel... a guide to Heaven.

Donkey & Horse

The haves and have nots of the farm animals.

A Little Bit Of History

This frame building in the village of Queensborough appears on a 1854 survey as the American Hotel. A short time later, it was renamed Diamond’s Hotel. The building served as hotel and tavern until prohibition closed the tavern in 1919. Mr. Clayton Hamm purchased the building around 1919, and operated it as a general store, adding a cold room and large display windows.
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McMurray’s General Store operating out of the building from 1931 until the late 1970s. Clayton McMurray, nephew of Clayton Hamm, and his wife Blanche were store proprietors; Blanche ran the post office there from 1947 until its close in 1969, which marked the end of an important village gathering place.

Paradise

Not exactly the religious version of "Paradise".

Street Friends

No act of kindness is too small.

Autumn Colours

Mother Nature's blast of colour.

Monday Night

On a rainy night... in the background completed condos and condos still under construction.

Sunday Sky

Back at my favourite sky location for a sunrise.

Sitting, Waiting

Sometimes we just have to sit down and watch the world go by.

Bluenose II

The original Bluenose was launched as a Grand Banks fishing and racing schooner on 26 March 1921 in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. Look at a Canadian dime and you will see it is emblazoned with a fishing schooner that became famous for speed and perseverance. As a racing schooner, she was undefeated in her 18 year career and became a Canadian icon. Bluenose II is a replica that sails out of her home port of Lunenburg a UNESCO World Heritage site on Nova Scotia's South Shore.

Abandon Farmhouse

Nobody lives here anymore.