mediterranean blue

at Mallorca

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Toronto

In Palma De Mallorca, this pastry shop was very popular.

signs, signs

X is for xtensive hair

nothing terribly eXciting about these photos of X, but it is interesting that these salons are across the street from each other on Brant St in Burlington



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Monday Mural

On the side of the bus station in Cannes, 
what else would you expect??

















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V is for Voortman

Voortman's cookies since 1951

(click here to see vintage pics)














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Monday Mural

two faces of Hamilton Ontario -
steel industry and nature



































these new murals painted by Norman R Fournier can be found at Hutch's on the Beach

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busy

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Galley

If I were to move back to Toronto, this neighbourhood on Roncesvalles St in the west end would be my first pick for its wonderful street life and mixture of old and new businesses (and old and new signage!)

signs, signs

U is for Upper Middle Rd

in the north end of Burlington

an unexpectedly pretty road, lined with trees

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Monday Mural

it has finally stopped raining around here, so maybe hanging your clothes outside will be a possibility for washday Monday

which may be better than the local laundromat

murals on Roncesvalles in Toronto

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Revue

The sign from the old marquee of the Revue Cinema on Roncesvalles. The theatre is celebrating 100 years though this art deco sign was added later. While the fate of this much loved cinema was still up in the air, a heavy snow storm caused the marquee to crash down in 2007, but the lettered sign was saved. One is on display here along with the original seats.

The theatre has been completely refurbished by the community (mostly volunteers!)
and here is how the cinema looks today.







signs,signs

T is for time and a tree

all good parks should have a clock to keep track of time (especially when you have to pay for parking)

and this is a great tilting tree to add interest to those sky shots.

the left version was taken this afternoon, while the one on the right is a winter shot.

today, the park was busy with people catching some cooling breezes in the 30 degree weather.

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Monday Mural

One of the smaller murals in Islington celebrating the heritage of Etobicoke in outdoor art.

Designed and painted by John Kuna in 2007, it was painted in the style reminiscent of old coloured postcards and turn of the century paintings. 

The plaque beside the mural explains that from 1917 to 1931 the old Guelph Radial Line ran behind this site (where the mural is painted). Forerunners of today's electric streetcars, radial trains were so named because they 'radiated' from the city centre outwards to neighbouring towns and villages.

(there is also a hint of the murals on yesterday's bridge leading into Islington)

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Islington

The Dundas Street West bridge over Mimico Creek

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baby

can stand on his own two feet

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