Standing on the southeast corner of Manulife’s Corporate headquarters in Toronto is a bronze sculpture called “Community”. It’s creator is Kirk Newman.
Category: Heart
The category, Heart, is for posts that make us feel.
Graves in Scotland
Well, today’s the day! Scotland votes on the independence question. The fact that my final post in this Scotland series is on graveyards should not be taken as a subtle commentary on the Scottish referendum. I merely thought it fitting that the last in the series should relate to death.
Museums in Scotland
In Scotland, just about every church and castle counts as a museum. For this post, I highlight museums that aren’t churches or castles. Here are photos from four secular museums in Glasgow and all of them are free.
Is Scottish Graffiti Different?
So here’s the question: is there a distinctive Scottish style of graffiti which would justify a distinctive Scottish country? Or is its style of graffiti simply part of a globalized hegemonic free-trade graffiti that you could find anywhere, whether on NYC subway cars or under Iraqi bridges?
Forth & Clyde Canal
There’s no point posting photos of Edinburgh & Glasgow without also posting photos of the thing that joins them, namely the Forth and Clyde Canal. The Canal, completed in 1790 and restored 200 years later, cuts across the Scottish lowlands, joining the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Clyde.
Photos from Glasgow
If Edinburgh is “high”, Glasgow is “low”. If Edinburgh is art, Glasgow is graffiti. If Edinburgh is culture and politics, Glasgow is industry and commerce. You probably see a pattern by now.
Photos from Edinburgh
This is the 3rd themed set of photos from Scotland, this time, of Edinburgh. Although Glasgow and Edinburgh aren’t far away from each other (from a Toronto perspective, it’s like driving on the 401 from Mississauga to Pickering), they nevertheless have quite distinctive personalities.
Churches in Scotland
I suspect (but can’t be certain) that religion lurks in the background of the Scottish Referendum. Unlike Canada, Scotland has a state church which is called (surprise, surprise) the Church of Scotland.
An Independent Scotland?
As we approach the September 18th referendum in Scotland, I will be posting images from my 2nd favourite place in the world (my first is my home — Toronto). I don’t feel it’s my place to express an opinion one way or another.
Portable Electronic Devices
Remember these things. They’re called payphones. In the olden days, people would put coins in them and use them to make telephone calls. Now, they are display cases for graffiti and old coffee cups.
Lion’s Head
Last weekend, I went to Lion’s Head on the Bruce peninsula which extends out between Lake Huron and Georgian Bay. It’s part of the Niagara escarpment so there are spectacular limestone cliffs along the water’s edge and, of course, the Bruce Trail, winding its way along the summit and, sometimes, down to the water.
Wedding Photos of Strangers
When it comes to weddings, I’m kind of pervy. Maybe pervy is too strong a word. I’m a wedding voyeur. When I see a wedding party during that in-between time after the ceremony and before the dinner, it piques my curiosity.
Sign of the Times
I shot this somewhere on Wellesley Street. Liked the textured rust of the sign set against the blurred (& therefore untextured) background of the apartment buildings.
Buskerfest Toronto – The Watchers
Mostly, people go to Buskerfest to watch the buskers, but the people watching the buskers can be just as fun to watch.
Buskerfest Toronto – The Performers
This weekend, Toronto hosted Buskerfest. Yonge Street between College and Queen was closed to traffic and became a big stage for street performers and food vendors.