“Overshadowed” – Shadow from a bike tree cluster at Yonge-Dundas Square, Toronto

“Lo – Rye – Duh” – Yonge-Dundas Square, Toronto

Despite the naysayers Yonge & Dundas Square has become a vibrant part of the Toronto cityscape. Some may deride it for its massive billboards and say it’s trying (unsuccessfully) to be Times Square, but regardless people still flock there. All kinds of people.

“Making A Connection” – Jury-rigged cable box at the Lord Dufferin Apartments, Toronto

 

The Lord Dufferin Apartments is an unsightly building at the western border of the recently minted and continually expanding Liberty Village.

Its decaying and junk-strewen balcony fa??ade dominates the skyline – I am sure much to the chagrin of the village’s residents and condo developers.

One day while exploring the building’s perimeter I came across this cable box. It looks like something out of a third-world country and it’s obvious that Rogers long-ago gave up any hope of controlling this rampant signal stealing.

Here’s to DIY ingenuity!

“He Don’t Live Here No More” – Lord Dufferin Apartments, Liberty Village, Toronto

“ROCK ON, tiger!” – Lost glove’s new home on a sewer grate, Toronto

This couldn’t have presented itself better if I’d staged it. Everything works: The cougarific tiger print glove that has come to rest in the rock ‘n’ roll horns gesture; the repeating of the glove pattern in the pattern of the storm sewer grate; and, finally the fact that the colour of the collected debris matches the glove’s caramel brown-yellow. This is the type of tableaux that makes me do double- takes when walking down the street.

Now if only I could meet and photograph the person who lost this glove in the first place.

“Hi” – Anthropromorphized tree, Toronto

I always love it when people show-off their sense of humour. It would be interesting to know if the eyes and mouth were there before the tree lost its limbs or if they were added after as a sort of memorial.

“Not Just Another Brick In The Wall” – Close-up of a wall mural in Toronto

I love graffiti – especially when you get up close and have the rich colours combined with the texture of the brick. Even if I may not be crazy about the tag or the content of the artwork I usually love the colours.

“Reach For The Sky” – Diseased-looking trees on Commissioners Street, Toronto

“Shocking” – Overly agressive lightening ball on warning sign

“Luncheon Pork” – Greek restaurant’s lunch menu, Yonge & Sheppard, Toronto

“Untitled” – Nestle building at Yonge and Sheppard, Toronto

“Bad Back” – Woman hangs off a guy at The Chick-n-Deli, Toronto