We are involved in a variety of explorations of the physical and psychological landscape and cultural geography of the city. The way we perceive the world is quite complex. At first we are focusing on a single point of interest. The scene /urban visuals/ presents far more sensory information than human brain is capable of sorting through. About four times every second, the brain stops taking snapshots of individual points of focus and collects background information from the environment influenced by memories. We are involved in >psycho<geography>.

What you see around you every day, is visual overload. You can still enjoy those images observed, even if it is just for guessing what are day. Image right is for example displayed on a truck bringing necessities, preparing for the outside wedding area. Would you guess?
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This set is manly about flags. For those that don't know flags in the middle are representing LGBTIQA+ Community.
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Now we are talking about illusions. First to the left is actually taken in the Museum of Illusions. One to the right is Cuban doll sitting on the poll holding some children playground equipment.

What we can do? As Marcel Duchamp [1887 - 1968] once said: “the artist of the future will simply point his finger", so let's do that, point the finger!
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Life in the city is not always boring, scene from the gardens around us are presenting to us its bright side.
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Let's start Toronto Sightseeing in the St. Lawrence Market Neighbourhood. Exciting sights, be careful what and where you are doing!

How do we observe and interpret symbols around us? How does our education shape us into being specific observers? Artists have an important role to play in the composition of urban space. Moreover, inspiring city dwellers to live within their environment actively and creatively, playing out their own ideas and concerns simultaneously involving unconscious and conscious interaction with urban space.
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Toronto official flag, Young People Theater van and decoration in the beer garden nearby.
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These are most important visuals in this collection. Images from the Double BEE Day! Double birthday celebration in August 2023 for our two granddaughters, our precious bees!
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Three new images taken around St. Lawrence Market. My favorite one is by far the middle one. Plant growing successfully in the abandoned hole in the middle of Taylor’s Wharf Lane.

During psychogeographical walks [drifts] one is expected to shift focus from one plain to the other. Most of the time a mental reaction is established early on. Senses are overwhelmed with primary ambience leading to the state of open minded “blindness”. They are entangled by the forces of decisive attraction. In my case occasionally “recomposed drift focus” glides [drifts?] to the unexpected or sights usually unrecognized as significant. I call them: psychographs. Psychographs? => recorded moments of sensuous touch by genius loci.
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Visit to the Gardiner Museum, museum of clay and ceramic tradition, was so visual. So, instead of usual 3, enjoy 6 half images, what do you think?
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Wherever you turn, you will observe some impressive sight. What do you think "Lubim Ta" means. I Love you, that's what this means, BTW on the several Slavic languages.

Do you see that? Not where the pigeons are, up there of course!
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Well these do not need any additional explanations.
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Feel free to tell us too what you think => here is a link!
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Smile and help each other to save planet. We are founding member of the Resilience 2:1, NP organization focused on the issue of resilience for Canada through a changing climate.
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Love STR FOOD? Add "EET" somewhere and it will be clear.
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Bomba [meaning of course bomb] is, in my opinion, not the best name for the gelato/ice cream place. Much better would be Love Gelato, OK? It is over there just follow the signs.
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First two images above are form movie set in our favourite Crombie Park and the two last ones are from the Atkien Place Park along the promenade of the lake Ontario, latest addition to our collection of public spaces.
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We are talking about all three of these youngsters, climbing over the enigmatic artwork [Sculpture: The Brotherhood FUBU (For Us, By Us) by Esmaa Mahamoud], on the lake Ontario shore near the island ferry terminals.
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These three images are part of brand new landmark mural for our community, created by Darwin, an Indigenous artist from Pikangikum First Nation, supported by local artists Kseniya Tsoy and Andrew Patterson, and assisted by local youth. It was organized by our local arts organization Jamii Esplanade. Jamii BTW, means “community” on Swahili.

Mural is located on the front facade of the St. Lawrence Community Recreation Centre in The Esplanade Street, Toronto.
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Urban art is term used [by me] for wide stretch of cases, from monumental ones to very simple and fanny ones, as those on these two examples.
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Our grandaughter is obviously participating in her own way in visuals around us. The other case is participation in late summer sun,
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Once I starting collecting everyday visuals I figured out I ca do that forever, no end in sight. So this is last set, 74 images should be enough for now, I will continue posting new ones somewhere, be curious and you will find them. => Link #01, Link #02, . . .
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As Marshall McLuhan said many years ago: “Art, at its most significant, is a Distant Early Warning System that can always be relied on to tell the old culture what is beginning to happen to it.”