serene spring

serene spring, originally uploaded by jgrantmac.

This is in High Park. Not by me! It reminds me of the kind of photos in those old Photo Ideals books my grandmother used to collect - very sentimental.

Mural off Queen West

Mural off Queen West, originally uploaded by Melsky.

This is in the fashion design district area, hence the theme of the mural.

I love this artist's murals. He has another one on College Street.

Industrial Ontario

Industrial Ontario, originally uploaded by Melsky.

I'm not sure what this is exactly. Big tanks? Bundles or boxes of something, they are part of the industrial landscape you can see when you take the Go train from Toronto to Mississauga.

Skyline Restaurant

Skyline Restaurant, originally uploaded by Melsky.

Restaurant on Queen Street in Parkdale with a cool sign. A very old style and non-trendy kind of place.

High Park Trees

High Park Trees, originally uploaded by Melsky.

Trees and shadows in high park. Soon this will be a very shady area when the trees get their leaves.

Toronto at Night

Toronto at Night, originally uploaded by Melsky.

Not a photo, but my first painting of Toronto in a long time.

streetcar doggie

streetcar doggie, originally uploaded by bilgemonkey.

Dogs are allowed on the TTC but only if it's not rush hour, and they have to bring a human with them. I don't know if they have to pay a fare.

Early Spring in Toronto

Early Spring in Toronto, originally uploaded by Melsky.

Manipulated photo.

Club Matador Dancing

Club Matador Dancing, originally uploaded by Melsky.

A cool old metal sign on Dovercourt, near College Street. I wonder how long it's been since anyone danced here. There's a hand written sign on the building that says it's open from 2-5 AM, but I think that's got to be a joke.

Spiritualism

Spiritualism, originally uploaded by Melsky.

This is on College Street in Toronto, and the church is still active!

Fran's Special

Fran's Special, originally uploaded by Melsky.

This is a window sign from a little convinience store/deli on Bloor West, not to be confused with the more famous and more expensive Fran's on College Street.

From the looks of this place, I would not want to eat there. It looks dingy. But it's such a cool sign!

The Thing on the Rom

The Thing on the Rom, originally uploaded by Melsky.

This is a new addition to the Royal Ontario Museum, supposed to look like a crystal dropped on an old building. It's under construction. It is supposed to be finished in June.

I don't like it. I wish they would put art museums in simple, quiet buildings. It seems like every art museum wants to be part of the artwork, screaming "Look at me, look at me!" so loud that it distracts from the art.