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Now that’s what I call a Planter!

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This weeks theme is Original


This car, in Toronto's Kensington Market, is a real planter with plants growing in it and on it!

Community Vehicular Reclamation Project … Uh huh. Well that’s original isn’t it?

I took this photo two summers ago while we were touring Toronto’s Kensington Market area.

This car was on a little side street just off the market area. It’s a shame it wasn’t right in the market as more people would have seen this amazing vehicle as they went from shop to shop getting their veggies, cheese, meats and clothing bargains.

There were plants rowing on the car and inside it too! What wasn’t covered in eco friendly plants was painted with cool graffiti designs.

I think the cars just fabulous. Oh and as far as I know they do something like this every summer so if you are ever in Toronto and you visit the famous Kensington market look for the car. It’s even more impressive in person.






Ever wonder what to do with an old shovel?

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Wordless Wednesday

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When we were at the art show on Saturday I came across this piece. Now I can’t wait for my shovel to rust up so that I can do something like this to it.

Don’t you just love it?

I love the mustache … the eyes and the Oooooooo mouth. Maybe he just got stabbed with a pitch fork?

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Artistic watering cans

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This weeks Theme is Fake

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When I saw this weeks Photo Hunters theme I thought to myself “what can I photograph that represents fake”. I had no idea. Sure, I could have done some obvious things, but I like challenging myself.

Luckily, my husband and I some time on Saturday to go to Toronto’s 40th annual outdoor art exhibition. My nephew just graduated from the Ontario College of Art – specializing in photography and he had a booth at the art show where he was showing his photos.

He never even shows his immediate family, his parents, his photographs, so we figured it might be years before we’d get another chance to see his fabulous photography so we went to the show.

I had no idea it would be so large! There were 500 artists exhibiting everything from photographs to sculptures in wood, glass, clay, and stone, pottery, paintings, prints, metal artwork and many other forms of art.

I brought my new SLR camera with me and as luck would have it I found some “fake” artwork that would be perfect for the Photo hunter theme.

Now, I know I’m behind in posting my photo hunter photos (on three sites) but I think I found great items to post.

The photo above is of watering cans. Clay or pottery sculptures. They are not functional but they are lovely aren’t they?

I took a lot of great photos on Saturday, many of which will be perfect for this site – funny garden related sculptures. You’ll love them. Watch for them in upcoming posts.

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