King & Bay, Toronto

Awesome urban shot!

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Thanks, William.

Lively street scene; well capturedd.

Thanks, Jaap.

nice image

Happy Tuesday!

Thanks, Annemarie, and a happy Wednesday to you.

Street-Life ! Have a good Tuesday, John !

Thanks, Ulrich. All the best for Wednesday.

A lovely street scene John...........I noticed that everyone seems to be ignoring the guy on the sitting on the floor. Not sure what he's doing, but I assume begging........a common sight in most cities sadly!

Thanks for noticing him, Keith. Homelessness is especially common in Toronto because other cities deal with their homeless by buying them a bus ticket to Toronto, which offers better benefits to them (London, ON, where I live now, has a similar problem). I intended him as a counterpoint to the Bank of Nova Scotia (it has more assets than NatWest) kittycorner to him. I could have framed it better, though. Anyway, deciding whether to give money to a panhandler is a frequent moral crisis for many Torontonians. I used to have a few regulars I gave money, too, and after that it depended on my mood. Anyway, I think several of those people walking by him are making up their minds, too.

I never give them money. If we're near a cafe or MacDonalds or the like, I'm happy to buy them a sandwich or a coffee. I donate to a local charity that supports the homeless.

A couple of cafés near me operate a "Pay it Forward" scheme, where you can pay for an extra coffee (or leave some cash) and the café then gives a homeless person a coffee or sandwich etc.

There are a lot of scammers about as well........so it's a difficult call :-)