Summer in the City – Toronto-style

August 27, 2013 by Created by RCW

No monsters today, just people taking in the sights and enjoying the beautiful weather on a Sunday afternoon.

: Even the photographer got into the act

: The whine was unmistakable but the only kangaroo was at the meat counter

: Nice little band entertains the crowd

: Catching some rays while thanking the crowd

: This lady was having a grand time with her henna’ed head

: Those rings never stopped moving

: A little over-dressed for street Jenga

: I swear there were 3 other players…but no photos

: Leela and Piper take in the jewelry wares of a vendor

: Didn’t quite get all the letters, but the chains behind the band spell “Kensington”

: The crowd stays well back of a Muay Thai exhibition

: Half the exercise is making the face

: An artist paints his version of a famous National Geographic cover

: Leela and Piper clown on some interactive art in Toronto’s Distillery District

Monstrous Toronto

August 26, 2013 by Created by RCW

While wandering the streets of Toronto yesterday with a couple friends, we stumbled through the Kensington Market region in the downtown core, which becomes an urban pedestrian market every Sunday.

At one end, a series of creatures emerged from the overgrown garden of a house, catching my eye and my imagination.

I haven’t been through the artist Moses Kofi’s web site, but offer it (and some of his creations) here for your amusement and intrigue.

: Don’t get too close

: Be careful even in the urban forests

: The devil waits to snare you with its tongue

: Check his web site out to see his other incredible creations

: Faster than he looks, he’s hard to escape

: Predator-like, the creature wields a mighty weapon

PS I am in no way connected with the artist…I just really like his stuff!

Plant one on me

August 10, 2013 by Created by RCW

While I am addicted to the kingdom Animalia, I must admit to an expanding appreciation for plants.

There is a certain elegant simplicity at their most superficial that masks a magnificent complexity within. While typically more stationary than most animals, aside from the odd breeze, these biologic wonders seem to be more than capable of a vivacity that borders on personality.

I appreciate that I am romanticizing them, but how can you look at the following images and not think that there is something going on. And it’s not the photographer’s talent. They are spectacular, I just captured the spectacle.

: The variegation on the fruit drew me

: There was no murmuring or whispering as in all the books

: The way the shadows danced across the bright petals was magical

: The branch reached to the sky, its leaves embracing the breeze

: Look, ma. No bees in this photo!

The Upside of Down

August 8, 2013 by Created by RCW

As I examined the photos I took the other day walking the waterfront of Toronto’s east end, I realized that much of my world was apparently upside-down. See for yourself.