Day: September 24, 2007

  • Playing tourist in Toronto....people and places

     Last Friday I went in early with my brother and nephew, who is in media program  at Ryerson University a campus in in downtown Toronto. Arriving about 8 AM  spent a few hours in the Quad on Ryerson campus, read the three student newspapers and took a variety number of shots including Black squirrel climbing wall on campus Ryerson University street  ...Then headed down Yonge …Sam the record man...long term Toronto store... front being kept and to be used as student lounge or residence. Redone theatre …Queen and Yonge  Street corner office building...modern open structure when historic one in background Contrasts of hanging steel sculpture and antique brick building   ….taken from second level business lounge….Old Toronto Old City Hall now a court house... in past this  structure from the 1860s had 3x threatened demolition...homeless man sleeping in front. I needed to go through security scan and unable to take internal photos….Pond in front of Toronto city hall…Group of grade 4 students on field trip different ethnic and religious backgrounds... Old City hallin backgroundflurry of pigeons.
    Next to  new city hall pool old city hall and CN Tower in background
      Peace garden fountain and flowers.
    Peace garden framed
    This older man had a brightly colored pink and blue beaded tam
    Twin towers of Toronto city hall…
    Self portrait reflection in glass
    Some time in Eaton center

    but now about 1 PM feeling overwhelmed by sidewalk crowds and wanting some green space….

    First went to Union Station to get ticket for GO train and then took return  ferry trip to Toronto Island. Downtown Toronto skyline from Harbour Front….Packed a lunch and the Canada geese  would have gladly shared….Leaving from Center Island...only about 45 minutes as did not want to miss  4:10 PM GO train.

                             

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An Albertan & Canadian, definitely a northern gal. Social worker by profession, this blog has included some of my work over 10 years in Nunavut from 2002 on. Passionate about slowing down & taking time to appreciate the beauty of the outdoors or kindness in relationships as gifts & blessings; injustices against children in situations beyond their control; my faith; Nature, experiencing the outdoors whether cycling, walking. x-c skiing or gardening, my dogs, capturing on film God's beauty, experiencing life intensely & with the senses, richness of late afternoon light, wind in my hair cycling with my dog on a beach road, couching inches from an arctic flower or alpine lichen to capture it with my camera, insight of a student's new learning, a good conversation over a coffee.

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