day 369 - antique wine stoppers

these are hundred-year old wine stoppers that belonged to the mother of the man i call my partner but he's not going to be anymore come march 1st. why are they called wine stoppers? actually the better term is bottle stoppers. well, let's find someone who can explain. but there it is, photo of the day.

day 333 - mural at brookfield place

a mural found on the wall by the fountain at brookfield place. i don't get it, though. is it an advertisement for men's neckties or something? maybe it's just one of those nouveau art of some very imaginative artist. at least it's not a toilet seat on the figure's head. nice ties!

day 298 - moon at noon

if you can believe it, there's the moon at almost twelve noon. quite faint, mind you, but still visible. it was a beautiful day today, although this morning it was snowing a bit, but they didn't stay long on the ground; then the sun shone and the clouds lifted for a while. but there's no mistaking that old man winter is starting to move in, luggage and all.

if you place your cursor on the picture and right click it, you will see that that faint white spot is the moon itself. go.

day 199 - is that a "van gogh?"

or probably just a knock-off, or a "wanna be" van gogh. at any rate, the painting looked attractive enough to merit being photographed and posted here. n'est-ce pas? and i doubt whether van gogh had been to toronto to see the flatiron building, which is the subject of this painting. oui?

day 173 - mural

this is a painting hanging on the wall of a restaurant in downtown toronto.

day 161 - knock-off

this is a framed print hanging on the walls of a filipino restaurant in scarborough. it is a knock-off from an original work of one of the Philippines' great painters. the scene depicted here is a post-rice-harvest activity. it used to be like in the picture in the olden days. when tractors and plastics and other "modern" thingies invaded even the rural farms in that country, the scenario had dramatically changed. makes one long for the good old days.

day 110 - an oriental art

this artwork, made of beads and gold threads, hangs on the wall of a thai restaurant.

day 108 - murals

a mural painting of a river market, typical in some parts of asia, particularly in thailand, china, vietnam and thereabouts.

day 96 - another work of art

this reminds me of a communist politburo. it's kind of dark and morbid, what with the blood on the table. either someone not in the picture had been sentenced to death, or the man sitting down at the table had been sentenced to drink some blood and he didn't like the taste. eeeekkkk!!

day 92 - work of art or art of work?

an art hanging on my friend virginia's living room wall. i don't get it but as intriguing as it looks, it does have a total...art-sy feel and look.