This is has a weird visual effect. When I came across the picture, my eye was drawn to the Mona Lisa. it took a few seconds for the mannequin to register, and the again a few seconds for the man on the round column to appear.
For me, this is the star of the group, but I think I would change viewpoint/crop/zoom and remove some of the foreground clutter. It may, of course be that there were some restrictions on what you could do…
I missed last week, but I took a look and it was a very nice thread as usual. Here are a couple of shots from a short walk and then a couple taken from the end of the airport runway (before my battery died and I didn't have a spare with me).
An office building near the hotel where I was staying
Union Station (where I had a very nice lunch inside)
Phone pics... well done... and good for you. I especially like #2 (and I can relate). You sometimes "gotta get out there" to get the shot. :-) Don't fall in!
The first pic - LOL :-) That's great. I'm still laughing. It has been warm here this winter, so the daphne's are late this year (no flowers or scent, yet).
Take care! If it is a record cold streak in Toronto... then it is definitely COLD. Over here on the west coast... way too warm and basically no snow. It was 60F (15C) in Seattle when we started our drive to Denver last weekend... and it was 60F and sunny in Denver when we arrived. Hardly any snow in the Rockies.
Colors, depth/lines... and "cleverly composed" (Daneland) -- yes indeed. Is there a deeper Wormsmeat message embedded? I am not familiar with Portuguese.
Ayr is quite nice, compared to Paisley where I caught the train. The dark red sandstone they use up there is pretty overbearing. The town center has seen better days but the rest is quite pleasant. I even managed to find a pint of London Pride.
I went to Burns birthplace last time. But I was occupied with family matters this time.