“They seem to be moving up from the United States and entering Toronto in the Etobicoke area, McChesney said. “Ninety per cent of the calls we get about possums are in the west end,” he said. “That area has a lot of … warehouses and the possums come in on the trucks, hanging on underneath the trailers.”
I went to visit Cody and Jen in Rochester and ended up staying for about a week. Activities included a visit to the Bills training camp, shooting arrows, eating from Cody’s garden and hiking at Letchworth State Park.
I saw a bunch of these poster pocket plants on Queen St. 2 weeks ago, but when I returned the next day hoping to get a photo they had been replaced with a new set of posters. Read about the planters on the project’s blog.
Tokyo Camera Style chronicles the various cameras one might encounter on the streets of Tokyo. So many pictures of great gear; I just can’t resist re-posting some of my favourites:
This Griffin guards the entrance to my local public library, the Lillian H. Smith branch. I’m always looking for meaning; this is significant.
Dromomania, also travelling fugue, is an uncontrollable psychological urge to wander. People with this condition spontaneously depart from their routine, travel long distances and take up different identities and occupations.
Feeling a bit of it, via en.wikipedia.org
Last night, Cafe Tacuba gave a free concert at Harbourfront Centre. Muchisimos fanaticos Tacvbanos.
Today I decided that I must see all of AFI’s top 100 films. Yes, even Patton.
My interest in drawing and sketching has been rekindled this summer. The following sources have been inspiring:
There are many new condo buildings going up along the lake.
Austin’s new development at the site of the old Robert Mueller airport includes a small solar farm consisting of fifteen of these lovely blue “solar sunflower” collectors, designed by Cambridge’s Harries/Héder Collaborative, whose concept was selected from a pool of 37 applicants to Austin’s Art in Public Places program.
I took a quick trip down to Rochester for the weekend. Played some golf, ate from Cody’s garden and had many laughs.
Filming on QSW. Update: they were filming Scott Pilgrim
We rented a van to move Michelle’s books to her office. Closest parking to the building was about half a block, two ramps and an 5 floor elevator ride away.
