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Lemonade

It was Cinco de Mayo/ Pillow case on his head / No more breathing time / An ambulance sped/ Sped ’round ever corner / Calling out his name

Shot a rabbit from the back seat window/ Sat and watched the summer corn grow/ Ate ice cream in a desert dream/ And got lost in father’s singing/ Too hot inside/ Too hot outside/ Lazy days when I said let’s go/ for a ride/ We’d sail on Spirit Lake/ Me, my pappy, and his lemonade

Tim and Tina were my parents’ names/ They got engaged/ They were inflamed/ Seduced by the light of butterflies/ How they shimmer, how they glimmer/ Those butterflies

We seven kids/ We almost died/ Nearly put to death/ By lightening strikes/ Instead there was hot, pink/ Flashes in the sky/ We climbed the rocks, in snow and rain/ In search of magic powers/ To heal our mother’s pain

Shot a rabbit from the backseat window/ Sat and watched the summer corn grow/ Ate icecream in a desert dream/ And got lost in father’s singing/ To hot inside/ To hot outside/ Lazy days when I said let’s go for a ride/ We’d sail on Spirit Lake/ Me, my pappy, and his lemonade

Shot a rabbit from the backseat window/ Sat and watched the summer corn grow/ Ate icecresm in a desert dream/ And got lost in father’s singing/ To hot inside / To hot outside/ Lazy days when I said let’s go for a ride/ We’d sail on Spirit Lake/ Me, my pappy, and his lemonade

Canadian Opera Company mural

Canadian Opera Company administration offices

Canadian Opera Company administration offices — side entrance

The Canadian Opera company is the largest opera house in Canada and the third largest in North America. The photo you see above is the company’s administration offices, the performance centre is located on Queen West, about ten block away; I posted a photo of it weeks ago.

At the back of this building are two murals depicting Canadian aboriginal people. I’ve tried to find some information about the art work but have not yet succeeded (my research skills suck). Regardless, I wanted to share them with my readers because they’re stunning pieces of art. At least that’s my opinion.

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Mural in the back of the Canadian Opera Company administration offices

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2nd mural at the back of the Canadian Opera Company administration offices

The Distillery District, Toronto photo essay

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The weather today is awful; it’s cold and cloudy. That didn’t stop me from my early morning walk. Today I am showcasing an often photographed barrio in Toronto: The Distillery District.

According to Wikipedia, the Distillery District is an historic area in Toronto that contains numerous cafés, shops and restaurants housed inside renovated heritage buildings of the former Gooderham and Worts Distillery. In total there are 40 heritage buildings and 10 streets, and the district is home to the largest collection of Victorian-era industrial architecture in North America.

For many years the Distillery District was left abandoned but in 2001 an ambitious redevelopment of the area commenced, and it is now one of the wealthiest and sought after real-estate locations in the city.

The Distillery District continues to undergo rapid change as it prepares for the PanAm games in 2014. Here you will find my photo essay taken at around 7:30 this morning. Enjoy. Or don’t, I don’t care!

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