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Saturday Walkabout

By Jay Goldman December 9, 2006

Crowded indoor market hall with Olympic Cheese stall signs and lamb priced $19.79/kg, holiday wreath overhead. — St. Lawrence Market

Trays of green, black, and marinated olives with metal tongs and slotted spoons at a market deli counter. — Olives

Rolls of Japanese washi paper printed with bamboo-leaf silhouettes in white, black, brown, and glowing orange-red. — Japanese Paper I

Rolls of teal Japanese paper printed with intricate blue geometric floral patterns, softly lit. — Japanese Paper II

Sheets of textured, lace-patterned handmade Japanese paper in olive, rust, and bright red hang layered together. — Japanese Paper III

Patterned origami paper cranes hanging on strings inside a warmly lit shop with customers browsing colorful goods. — Crane

A utility pole tangled with power lines silhouetted against a cloudy sky, a vertical jet contrail streaking behind. — Streak

A red traffic light and no-turn sign glow against a dusky sky through silhouetted bare trees and power lines. — Stop

Red-and-white "Fight Like a Girl!" Pillow Fight League tryouts poster taped to a dark surface. — Fight Like a Girl

Bare trees silhouetted against a purple and orange sunset sky, with a "TO Live With Culture 05/06" banner and Spin Gallery sign on Queen Street West. — Sundown I

Fiery orange and purple sunset over a city street silhouetting utility poles, wires, and traffic. — Sundown II

Fiery orange-and-purple sunset over a city street silhouetted by tangled utility wires, poles, and an "All Day Breakfast" sign. — Sundown III

Silhouetted telephone poles and crossing power lines against a fiery orange and pink sunset sky. — Sundown IV

Red spinning brushes and cloth strips inside a dimly lit automatic car wash tunnel. — Washed Up

Illuminated red Woolworths "W" sign glows against a slate-grey dusk sky crossed by a power line. — W

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