Birds of Davenport

On By ResaIn Murals, Nick Sweetman15 Comments

Or as I call them, Nick’s Birds.

After all, Nick painted them.

First up is the Black & White Warbler.

Then we have the Blue Jay.

White-breasted Nuthatch

As one can see in the header, the birds are painted in a curved semi amphitheatre seating area. It semi-surrounds the entrance to the Davenport Subway station. Hence The Birds of Davenport.

I also took the mural in sections. The first section features the first six birds; up to the Red Breasted Grosbeak. Above – Cedar Waxwing

Northern Flicker

Red Breasted Grosbeak

The 5 birds after the Grosbeak are:

The White-throated Sparrow

Scarlet Tanager

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

European Starling

Red-tailed Hawk

And the last 5

House Finch (personal love)

The Ruby-crowned Kinglet

A Turkey Vulture

Blackburnian Warbler

And finally, the Common Grackle.

Pics taken by Resa – April 30, 2026

Toronto, Canada

The Artist:

Woman in a Window & Pretty Trashed

On By ResaIn Graffiti Alley, Windows119 Comments

I went to the Junction to see if any of the holiday window art had been kept.

Every holiday season artists paint, usually frost-like images, on the windows of shops.

It’s only there for a month, a cold and snowy month. This is why I’ve never made it there for the happening.

I found only one. It’s on a record store window. I don’t know if it’s from the art fest or not, but I like it.

I was in a window once,

in a pantyhose ad.

Photo by Taffy Rosen

Found this when tossing stuff from the back of a closet. Kinda glad I still have it… crumpled & stained though it may be. (I touched amap out as possible.)

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She’s Pretty & she’s on a trash bin, so she’s Pretty Trashed.

Pics taken by Resa – May 25 & 30, 2026

Toronto, Canada

Artists: Unknown to me at this time

Dan Antion’s Doors Challenge

On By ResaIn Thank You's, Tributes

The 2026 Annual Edition

A BIG THANK YOU to Dan at No Facilities for hosting his annual Doors Challenge!

Dorabella & Dorinda do Doors

Above is my response to the challenge.

Above are the 3 doors I submitted. Following are all the creators that responded to my doors.

Robbie’s Inspiration – TDWC26: Ode to Light, A Song Parody

It’s lots of fun to read the creative results. Most are stand alone posts, some include other topics.

#TDWC — The Pumpkin Hat Girls: Secret Handshake, a Short Story
Roberta Writes – Esther Chilton’s Writing Challenge, TDWC26, The Flower Hour, and Thursday Doors
Luck – A Haiku Series TDWC
Wings – A Sijo TDWC
Tanka Tuesday
Thru
Cottage by the Sea
Series: Behind Closed Doors 37
The Observer’s Crime
Dissolves – An Ekphrastic Cinquain TDWC Writing Prompts

THANK YOU DAN!

To go directly to The 2026 Doors Challenge page and see all the doors and links, click on the Doors Badge above!

Comments are closed. Please comment directly on Dan’s blog, or on the blogs of the talented contributors.

Fox & Flowers

On By ResaIn Garage Doors150 Comments

Sweet innocence

Sometimes the most simple art enraptures me.

Frannie Potts’ style has a way of making me imagine I feel like a blooming flower, or a butterfly about to fly.

“Flowers in her hair”

Holly reminded me of this song, when she posted it a couple of times, and so did the fox with flowers.

Pics taken by Resa – April 16, 2026

Toronto, Canada

The Arist:

And Remember

Nobody’s Girl

On By ResaIn Journalism, Memoir143 Comments

This is not a review.

This is to say that I have read the book, and:

I feel sorry for all the girls abused by the Epstein criminals.

Why is no one being prosecuted?

I’m disgusted to see names of those who she was trafficked to (Prince Andrew, Bill Richardson, a Prime Minister, 3 well known billionaires & on).

I support all the victims (can I sign something?)

My heart – broken.

When a father and uncle sexually abuse a girl as she grows up and mother turns a blind eye, she can think this is the way it is. So, when an abuser who offers better perks comes along – BONUS!

Remember not to lump all men into the lust disgust I feel.

Ghlisaine Maxwell (and all women like her) are a million stabs in the back with a rusty knife to sisterhood, traitors to womenkind, and an affront to all humanity.

“There is a special place in hell for women who don’t help other women.” – Madeleine Albright

Epstein, Jean-Luc Brunel and Virgina – All suicides?

I’m suppressing “Likes”, because no one I know could “Like” this.

However, Virginia says in the book that she wants us to talk about it. Not talking about it just allows it to keep on happening. So, as she wanted, comments are open.

Congratulations to Julie K. Brown on her Pulitzer Prize Special Citation, for her ground breaking reporting, on this issue.

Sherlock Holmes Walk

On By ResaIn Murals108 Comments

This cool mural running alongside the Toronto Reference Library begins at Yonge Street, where it very clearly announces Sherlock Holmes Walk.

Jasmin Pannu

However, having had entered from an alley, it’s presented how I saw it, backwards.

Brian Jiang

Various artists worked on this terrific mural, which is coated in a weather proof clear plastic/acrylic. It also makes tagging cleanable.

Unfortunately, it’s like shooting in a mirror, as you can see from the cement tile walk, car, buildings, windows, etc. in the shot. Holmes’ head, above these, is actually a close up where my body blocked all light. Find it in the second slide?

Melika Saeeda

I did what I could to minimize the reflections: shooting on a very cloudy day, closing the aperture amap, shooting on angles and mini touch ups in post.

Bernice Lum
Adrian Hayles

This is one of my 2 faves. It’s actually a lighter sepia, but without closing the aperture, it was also a lovely shot of the library’s windows and denizens.

Keitha Keeshig-Tobia Biizindam
Heidi Berton
Fatspatrol (Fathima)

My other Fave

Stunning in real life. As you can see, like shooting in a mirror. Yet, in real life, you don’t notice all the reflecting.

Jeff Blackburn
Troy Pynn
Annwin Arts
Brent Hardisty
EGR

There were 2 more paintings by Poser and Old Hues, but they are very dark, and I just was not able to capture them decently.

Phade – Skam – Jetr

Pics taken by Resa – November 24, 2025

Toronto, Canada

The artists names are under the pics

AND

A shout out to MISTY the cat, whose name is an “ER” short of MYSTERY. Her human, Dave Astor on Literature writes “Short essays about novels and other fictional works”.

PS: Check your SPAM Folder regularly!