semblance.
Continuing the theme of people/dog-watching:

They say dog owners and their pets often bear resemblance.
(!)
tis the season… for cupcakes!
I must confess the premature playing of Christmas songs ruffles my feathers the wrong way.
However, I do love the holiday season, and couldn’t help grinning when I encountered these seasonal cupcakes at Sweet Cakes. If you squint a little, it looks like the snowmen are winking!


dark horse.
Newly opened espresso bar in Toronto, Dark Horse is favoured by a few of my coffee-loving friends. My usual at a new cafe is always a double short – it provides a solid baseline for comparision. Despite their most excellent butter tart (I snaggled a bite – or two or three – from my generous friend), the espresso was not to my liking – unbalanced acidity.
But what a lovely space! I could have stayed ’till the cows came home.

grange park.
People watching turned into dog watching in Grange Park.
Here’s Samantha:

And a 15 month old pup with his owner:

urban return.
My city-gal spirit took a vacation as I indulged in forest smells and sounds! A summer of backbreaking work and a true appreciation for green leaves me here, now: briefly in Toronto before starting school in London in a week.
I’m dusting off my lens, poised for action. Be warned.
paused.
I’m off to northern Quebec for a summer stint of treeplanting, coming back at the end of August a richer woman. The camera’s not coming with me: dirt / things being tossed around in a not-so-gentle manner / potential theft / etc. Until then, have a most wonderful summer!
rooftoppe.
Rooftop and boiler room adventures with friends. Gentlemen, thank you for your visit.


duchampian spirit

last count: 87 toilets by the shed.

without the requisite loading area in our building, it was an assembly-line-piece-together for the new low flush toilets.
count: 50.
location: empty apartment unit.
detroit wayne county.
I’ve recently become intimately acquainted.
[Cancun --> Detroit --> Toronto 2 months ago;
recently, London ON --> Detroit --> NYC]
Every airport should have an ExpressTram!



















