“Sweet tooth” graffito, Riverside District

Jess over at O Solo Mama would like you to know the seven weirdest things about me. Because I tend to be rather long winded (see? I’m admitting my problem. It’s…

“Breathe Your Dreams Alive” graffito, alley near Trinity Bellwoods Park

But what if your lungs feel just plain empty?

“Please believe” graffito, alley behind Gore Vale Avenue near Trinity Bellwoods Park

If Canada were a region plagued by the tsetse fly, my tendency to fear the worst would have me believing that my current symptoms — namely,…

“Flow” garage, somewhere north of the Danforth

In this melting heat? In the loft, the third storey of this old Victorian, where the close, torrid air gathers thickly like honey in a jar? At my scorching desk, where…

Another pointed question, Queen Street West

There’s no fooling around on Queen Street West — they ask some tough questions over there on artists’ row.

The graffiti-fest here at Cursive Mechanics continues, and today I…

Pointed question, Queen Street West

I’m getting closer. Anyone else?

“You’re walking through poetry” bench, Trinity Bellwoods Park

For a blog that started out as a celebration of a daily view beyond Toronto’s city limits, posts about my own backyard find their way into this space…

“R” graffito, Lower Don Recreation Trail

It is summer, so Ronny’s white plastic deck chair is out for the season. I see him sitting in it every night on my way home from work. I round the corner…

Best graffito ever, along the west side of the Don Valley Parkway

I remember when I saw this brilliant graffito for the first time. I was on the subway, travelling west across the Bloor Viaduct — one of…

“Tempo” graffiti at Gerrard and Pape

As you might have noticed, things have been extremely slow at Cursive Mechanics this past week. I spent most of it incapacitated on the couch with a virus that stayed cemented in…