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This garden on the north side of the street is affiliated with the Dalhousie Community Centre. This wildflower garden blooms from spring till late in the fall . During high summer it presents a spectacular display of life and colour on the street that is unique and a joy to behold. I never see the gardener(s) who maintain this patch which suggests to me that they really know what they are doing.
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The crowd on June 21 at our favourite ice cream joint was an interesting and picturesque bunch, It was a hot, beautiful night too. I had a sundae covered with half hot fudge and half strawberry goo.
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This exhibition is called Parois d'intimité and it is at L'imagier in Aylmer (Gatineau) Quebec. There are three components to the installation, the part you see in the photographs, a video and another installation of molded, seated female figures made of household food wrap which are presented on the floor,. The exhibit is playful and fun and is the most recent of at least twenty years of exhibitions whose opening vernissage coincides with the summer solstice.
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Bubble tea shops are pretty common up and down this part of the street. This rather expensive (for what you get) and faddish treat has devolved to the point where the supermarkets are carrying bubble tea kits for home use. I still prefer having it brought to my table and relaxing in the cafe atmosphere . Mabel and I like to sit in the two chairs you see in the window.
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This location has been the site of several restaurants in recent years - 15 years ago the Pacific restaurant was a favourite Vietnamese dinner haunt for my wife and I when we lived in the neighbourhood. After the Pacific closed a Hong Kong "noodle house" opened in the same location but it did not last long and now the site is occupied by the restaurant in the photograph. The jewellery store on the corner was previously a video store, the empty lot across the street is now under construction and will soon be full of condos.
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This is the interior of Jane Corkin Shopland Gallery in the Distillery historical district in Toronto. This gallery deals in photography both vintage and contemporary. Have a look at the price list on the right. The price list is for the "American Icons" exhibit.
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"Between the Eyes" by Richard Deacon is an 8 x 19 Meter long sculpture in mild steel at the bottom of Yonge Street in Toronto. Deacon is a British artist and this work is from 1990.
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This is Gary Hall an acquaintance of mine for 25 years or so. Gary is the director of the Toronto Photographer's Workshop and he has held that position as long as I have known him. We went out for a beer today.
The Four Seasons Center for the Performing Arts opened tonight in Toronto, it was a gala affair complete with gowns, limos , paparazzi - the works! I had no idea whatsoever that this event was happening today but I was walking along the street and stumbled onto the VIP/photo-op gauntlet that was set up on the south west side of the building. I got into a crouch and blasted away for a few minutes so I could be part of the action. Margaret Atwood passed by, as well as other newsworthy and glamorous people that I could not identify.
Here is a link to a Globe and Mail Article about the event here and a link to the website of the Four Seasons Center is here.
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Junk and pop trash on Queen street in Toronto and another junk store window in Saskatchewan.
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