” City Life in my Eyes “

   In the City of Toronto on the weekend.

   I spent a wonderful weekend in Toronto.      My reason for being there was to take a training course.     I am not a city dweller, and I will likely never be one.    I am a counrty girl, and love the wide open spaces, so being in City of Toronto was big culture shock for me.     I love to watch people, and also to photograph them.    The movement  of thier bodies as they walk and the difference in cultures fascinates me.      I found that everyone was going somewhere, and seemed to be in a hurry.        Eyes straight ahead and concentrating on where they were headed.    “There are so many people.”  

  

     I loved the structure of the older buildings as they blended in with the new.    My shutter button was very busy, and I ended up with some very beautiful shots. 

   

            This weekend just happened to be Halloween, and that was a treat to see.      Many, many people dressed in costume, and out  for a night of fun.

I really did enjoy the way each person showed off  thier  creative side, displayed in thier atire.  

    Even with all the fun of that night, and the good times I had, I could not help feeling sorry for the countless number of homeless people I came across.    Those that carried thier belongings were the worst.  but the ones sitting on the corner pan handling  did not sadden me as much.

 

        They too were down on thier luck, but not near as much as the ones I seen coming out of the allies in the morning cold.       We are very lucky, the majority of us, and I never take the fact that I have a bed to sleep in, warm clothes on my back,  food on my table, and a place to live.      “I am very blessed, and did share my good fortune when asked, and always will.          I am not a sucker, as some may think.        I am just a person with a heart that feels for everyone.      I would appreciate  a hand out if I was the one who was homeless.     And would be very thankful. 

    “ Do you need to be told to help others? “   ” Or are you one of the giving few? “    Share  what we  all  have and let someone out there know someone cares.     :-) 

Tags: costumes, course, down on luck, giving, homeless, hotel