Francesca Bouaoun

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Toronto/Scotland. Art, nature, city walks, probably birds. In the archives. Travelling Fifer. She/her. Views own.

A bee perched on the centre of a purple coneflower. Small bee with a bright green head and thorax, and yellow and black striped abdomen.
Black swallowtail perched on a cluster of yellow flowers. A large black butterfly with two rows of yellow spots along the wing edges.
Two murals on doors in a Toronto laneway. One depicts a hand holding up an apple, and another hand holding up a flower. The mural next to it has a sun and a moon with a long plant stem between them. The piece on the left is Bloom and Thrive by Nicolas Sanchez (AlfAlfA). The piece on the right is the sun and moon’s relation to plants by La Pupila.
A no name brand yellow camping chair attached by rope to the top of a paddle board. The contraption is attached to a tree by a rope, moored on the Toronto waterfront.
A large outdoor pool by the Toronto waterfront, with trees around the perimeter fence.
Lush garden in a waterfront park in morning light. Tall grasses, flowers, and a mix of trees. A view of the CN Tower is framed by tree branches.
An orchestra performs to a crowd in a park on a summer evening, in front a large red brick building.
Nine scenes of people watching world cup games at various venues including Bar L'Barouf, Bistro Garage Café, Stackt Market, and Java House. Also on an outdoor patio table and at a house party.
Nine scenes around Liberty Village during the FIFA world cup. People sitting on patios during the day and night, people playing football and gathering on the street, a view of the BMO Field during an evening game, and a local access pass hanging from a rearview mirror.
Poster for free Indigenous Sounds Now music in Trillium Park, Toronto. Sunday 19, July. Hosted by Donna Sounds. Classic Roots DJ, Eagleheart Singers and Drummers, DJ Kimiwvn, The Healers, Nadjiwan.
A group of people walk and cycle down a gravel path with low plants and bushes on either side. Utility lines run overhead and a tall chimney stack is in the distance.
A sculptural piece in a public park. Crown Act by Oluseye, made from accoya wood, stain, bronze. From the Lassonde Art Trail description: Crown Act transforms a braided hair pattern into a large-scale playful labyrinth that is designed for visitors to walk through and convene within. At the center, a cowrie shell emerges, symbolizing arrival, safety, and liberation.
Screenshot of a list of bird calls heard on the Merlin app. Blue jay, belted kingfisher, common grackle, red-winged blackbird, Baltimore Oriole, American robin, song sparrow, Carolina wren, and a killdeer.
Two small canvasback ducklings swimming in a pond.
Sunrise over the lower Don River, framed by bushes and tall grasses on one side of the river bank.
A man sitting at a table underneath tall trees in Village of Yorkville park on a rainy morning. He has an umbrella in one hand, a cigar in the other, and a shitzu is sitting on his lap.
Mural on a garage in a Toronto laneway. Illustration of a woman with long wavy black hair holding up a large purple heart with red flames, surrounded by green stars. Artist is La Pupila.
Curved water fountain in a park representing the old Honest Ed’s sign. The words “for the birds…” are inlaid in the basin. Referencing the phrase “Honest Ed is for the birds! Cheap! Cheap! Cheap!” And maybe now some urban birds will appreciate a drink. On the wall behind is the Frank Stella Star Wall for Ed mural.
The arched Toronto Archives sign framed by two tall spruce trees and sumac trees. The sky is blue with some scattered clouds.
View looking south over Exhibition Place grounds. The RBC Amphitheatre is in the centre and BMO Field is to the right. The air is thick with wildfire smoke and the horizon is not visible.
View looking south over Exhibition Place grounds. The RBC Amphitheatre is in the centre and BMO Field is to the right. The air is thick with yellow-tinged wildfire smoke and the horizon is barely visible.
Toronto laneway lined with garages. A tall tree is growing to the side of the road, a wall is covered in plants. Utility lines overhead.
A row of windows on the fourth floor of large industrial brick building covered in vines, viewed from an inner courtyard. The roof patio is heavily planted.
A row of brick building facades on Ossington Avenue including storefronts for Repodega, Reposado, and Bellwoods Brewery. Tall branches hang overhead framing the view and morning light is casting a glow over the street.
Colourful art all around the Parkdale Amphitheatre, with a large bird painted on a stone wall, and multi-coloured flowers and plants around the seating.
A pebble beach on the Toronto shoreline by a rocky, tree-lined point in a park. Tree branches hang overhead.
View from the lake looking towards the tree-lined beach of Gibraltar Point on a sunny evening. A group of people are having a dance party underneath a cluster of tall trees.
View from Liberty Village looking directly west over Humber Bay at sunset. Apartment buildings in Parkdale are in the foreground, and Mimico towers are in the distance across the water. Pale orange and yellow light on the horizon and pink clouds overhead.
Mural of a woodpecker and cardinals painted on a wooden fence in a Toronto laneway.
Sunset over Humber Bay, viewed from the east with Liberty Village and Parkdale in the foreground. Light is glowing on the buildings around the bay and thick darker clouds are lying low in the sky above.
Five belts hanging from a birch frame in a gallery. Woven by Bonnie Devine, they signal her good tidings as a traveller along the vital and interconnected waterway of the Great Lakes.
Poster for a solo exhibition by artist La Pupila, “the evil persists, but I persist more”. Opening reception on July 9, 6.30-8pm,at 1380 Queen Street West, Toronto.
Colourful purple, pink, and green mural on the side of a garage in a Toronto laneway. Three women surrounded by representations of corn, beans, and squash.
Lots of bikes parked outside the Toronto Island Cafe on a summer evening. The patio is busy, and people are walking along the surrounding paths.
Toronto Island ferry docks with four vertical concrete slabs above the entrance, painted with butterflies, flowers, a bird, and a fish.
Front cover of Birds of Lebanon: A Photographic Guide to 409 Species.
Tall circular green pole emitting mist on a pedestrianized street. Concentric blue circles and frogs are painted on the street.
Orange day lilies by a fence on a residential street.
A view of the CN Tower framed in an alley between two brick industrial buildings.
A man plays a piano on the street outside union station on a sunny afternoon.
Interior of Trip de bouffe Lebanese bakery.
A northern fulmar in mid-flight over the Firth of Forth. The abbey on the island of Inchcolm is visible in the background.
People walking down a pedestrianized Mont-Royal Avenue at night.
A row of elevated boards in a public square with illustrations of birds.
A pebble beach on Toronto’s waterfront; with people sunbathing and swimming in shallow water. People are also walking around a waterfront path lined with tall trees.
Mural on a garage door in a Montreal alleyway. Colourful jungle scene with a bird, tiger, and monkey among trees.
Mont-Royal Avenue at night, with people walking along the street and sitting underneath a tree covered in lanterns.
Conveyor belt for returned items to the library, running through the ground floor past shelves of books.
A large green circular pipe emitting mist for people to cool down. The street is painted with blue concentric circles and frogs.
Poster for the 39th Annual Wards Island Fire Parade in July 31 at 8.30pm. Image of a crowd at night holding up lanterns in the shape of animals.
Portuguese football supporters standing an interaction in Montreal after Portugal beat Croatia in the World Cup.
Exterior of Kahwa Café on a tree-lined street with two large golden rhino heads above the entrance.
A great-created flycatcher perched in a tree branch.
“Citius, Altius, Fortius” by Jordi Bonet. Long concrete and aluminum relief along the mezzanine wall of Pie-IX metro station.
St. Vincent performing on stage with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
Sunrise emerging behind the Toronto skyline. Orange light fills the sky and is reflecting on the still lake.
A full moon photographed through binoculars.
People walking and sitting along a waterfront path lined with trees.
Raised wooden structures topped with triangular roofs, intended to provide nesting for barn swallows. Tall grass grows underneath.
Tree leaves illuminated by morning sun in a lakeshore park.