Toronto Pride

July 2016 - Toronto ON

Today's post is going to be photo heavy. Yesterday we attended the Pride festivities in the Gay Village.

These first photos were taken by my cousin who we met up with later along with her partner. They got there early to get good spots along the parade route.

The parade began at 2 p.m. at Bloor and Church streets. There was a pause at 3 p.m. in memory of the 49 Orlando victims.

Justin Trudeau is the first Canadian prime minister to march in a pride parade. He was joined by Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne and Toronto Mayor John Tory.
“Canada is united in its defence of rights and in standing up for LGBTQ rights; this is what we are truly celebrating today,” Trudeau said after raising the rainbow flag on Parliament Hill on June 1 to kick off Pride Month.

My cousin got this amazing shot of him.

John and I wandered up and down Church St. enjoying the sights and soaking up the festive atmosphere. I will only post photos with a G content, suitable for all.

The view when we arrived, not too busy as most people were over on Yonge St. watching the parade.

Rainbows were everywhere!

Lots of food booths.

Toronto's Finest were in the spirit as they kept an eye on things.

It wouldn't be Canada, eh, without poutine.

Window dressing.

As the crowds began to swell we thought we should snag a table on a patio for the four of us.

Ringside seats.

Photobombing.

Time to head home as the crowds are really getting big now, it's around 7PM.

On Yonge St. they are just getting ready to open up to traffic.

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June 2016 - Pittsburgh PA


John went to the US Open in Pittsburgh last week. He spent  some time wandering downtown around the PNC Park, home of the Pittsburgh Pirates.

"Take Me Out to the Ball Game" is a 1908 Tin Pan Alley song by Jack Norworth and Albert Von Tilzer which has become the unofficial anthem of North American baseball, although neither of its authors had attended a game prior to writing the song. The song (chorus only) is traditionally sung during the middle of the seventh inning of a baseball game. Fans are generally encouraged to sing along, and at some ballparks, the words "home team" are replaced with the team name.

This, in turn, reminded me of our visit to Fenway Park in Boston.

"Sweet Caroline" has been played at Fenway Park, home of Major League Baseball's Boston Red Sox, since at least 1997, and in the middle of the eighth inning at every game since 2002.

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June 2016 - Toronto ON

Found in Corktown.









Artists: Shalak, Smoky & Clandestino

Toronto Public Labyrinth

June 2016 - Toronto ON


There are three large colonnade-like structures which serve as an entrance to the Toronto Public Labyrinth. The labyrinth is an ancient symbol dating back more than three thousand years. It is a universal symbol of pilgrimage and of our journey through life. 

A single walker.

A labyrinth has only one path and, unlike a maze, it has no dead ends. The labyrinth pattern at Trinity Square is based on the eleven-circuit labyrinth constructed at the Chartres Cathedral in France, completed in the 13th century. As many labyrinths are found near the water, this labyrinth is located on the former course of Taddle Creek, a stream that has been buried for more than one hundred and fifty years. The granite blocks that have been set into the paving at the entrance to the labyrinth and the nearby water feature in the square serve as reminders of this buried creek. The labyrinth is oriented in the direction of true north, as indicated by the directional lines created with the granite blocks.