I'm loving the whole "out of the office and into the sunlight" aspects of the lengthening days.  More daylight means more chances to walk around and shoot.  I saw this as we walked up Spadina from Queen, on our way to dinner. 

Every once in a while, you get an image like this - one where you took a shot from the hip, no focus.  This one looked interesting, though, like something you'd see in a dream.

Crossing Queen Street in the sunshine.  I wonder why he didn't ride - maybe he didn't want to spill his Starbucks.

Somehow, I don't think very many people are going to be using the station in the winter.  It was interesting, seeing what happens down at the beach in the winter.  There's more activity than you'd think - at least on on the day we went down there. 

Patiently, the laundromat awaits its next patron. 

I love the rust around the edges of the sign. 

Another shot of Queen Street at sunset. 

From Queen and John - straight out of camera. 

This church, St. George the Martyr Anglican, was built in 1844, and suffered a disastrous fire in 1955, according to this webpage.  The only part that survived was this tower - the rest of the church was severely damaged, and much was rebuilt.  The church is around the corner from my work, so I get to walk by this periodically on my trips out at lunchtime. 

How quintessentially seventies are the tunnels in Spadina Station? It's incredibly evocative of the era, and every time I go through there, I feel like I'm back in high school, exploring the city via the subway system.  Spadina Station was opened in two parts - the first in 1966, servicing the Bloor Line, and the rest in 1978, servicing the Yonge Line.  You can see the different tiles on the left side of the picture, where the moving walkways used to be - according to Wikipedia, these were removed in 2004. 

Morning rush hour on Simcoe Street.  I think that's steam, not smoke, coming out of the smokestack in the background.  A large proportion of the downtown buildings are actually heated by steam, according to the information found here.

New neighbourhood, new things to see.  Of course, it'll be easier to see them when I'm not going to work in the dark, and coming home in the dark.  Oh - and can it be warm again?  I find that it's harder to focus on things around you when it's so cold that you can feel your nose hairs freezing together every time you breathe in.  Still, the houses on Coxwell look warm and cozy, especially when the sun hits them in the morning.

I imagine that it was quite cold in here in the winter.  The stove looked like it would warm the room a fair bit, but that meant that the staff (and students) had to keep it stocked with coal or wood every day.  The classroom would be very cold in the mornings, no doubt, too.