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“At the park!!!!!” – Medicine Wheel – Circle of Benches – Red Yellow White Black – David Crombie Park – St. Lawrence Neighbourhood – Old Town Toronto

These are the four arcs which comprise a Circle of Concrete Benches located inside David Crombie Park in the St. Lawrence Neighbourhood of Old Town Toronto. I previously painted the four arcs in the four colours of the Medicine Wheel, White, Black, Red, and Yellow. The colours though looking less sharp than when I first […]

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Kerala Dust – Labyrinth – Wading Pool – Randy Padmore Park – Downtown Toronto

The colours of my Labyrinth inside Randy Padmore Park in Downtown Toronto have held up well over the winter. I may not repaint it all this spring nor summer, it’s still looking good and very walkable. The lack of circle aglets at the ends of the turn-arounds in this 15 Lane Labyrinth Design are missing. […]

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“I had the pleasure of joining a Jane’s Walk led by HiMY SYeD today. He wore a Labyrinth pattern shirt and had a Labyrinth pattern jacket as well.” — Richard Eriksson

“I had the pleasure of joining a Jane’s Walk led by HiMY SYeD today. “He wore a Labyrinth pattern shirt and had a Labyrinth pattern jacket as well.” — Richard Eriksson I had the pleasure of joining a Jane’s Walk led by @LabyrinthsDOTca today. He wore a labyrinth pattern shirt and had a labyrinth pattern […]

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“We need to know the Mayoral Candidates’ position on ending The City’s ridiculous removal of Labyrinths!!” — George Bell

We need to know the mayor candidates position on ending the cities ridiculous removal of labyrinths!! — George Bell (@georgebell) May 6, 2023 We need to know the mayor candidates position on ending the cities ridiculous removal of labyrinths!! — George Bell (@georgebell) May 6, 2023

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“Tonight’s Jane’s Walk through Parkdale Village and Exhibition Place shared ideas from Jane Jacobs’ 11 books. And it was led by HiMY, the guy who paints Labyrinths all over Toronto!” — Sarah Jensen

Many thanks to Sarah Jensen (@the.heartofbarrie) For joining my Toronto Jane’s Walk And for sharing images ReGrammed from her two posts : https://www.instagram.com/p/Cr4gdO_M3dR/ & https://www.instagram.com/p/Cr4lpNbsKZV/ “I’m in Toronto for the weekend for Jane’s Walk Toronto. A Jane’s Walk is a walking conversations inspired by writer and urbanist Jane Jacobs. They’re held in hundreds of cities […]

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“HiMY SYeD leading a Toronto Jane’s Walk celebrating Jane Jacobs’ urbanism and philosophy through her books…” — Olivia Chow

Grateful to Olivia Chow, Who joined 34 fellow Jane’s Walkers on my “The 11 Books of Jane Jacobs All in One Jane’s Walk” Almost everyone ( 30! ), including Olivia, stayed til the final walk stop opposite Ontario Place. “HiMY SYeD leading a Toronto Jane’s Walk celebrating Jane Jacobs’ urbanism and philosophy through her books. […]

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“Nice to see Olivia Chow on a Toronto Jane’s Walk led by HiMY SYeD on the topic of Jane Jacobs’ books on Cities.” — Ushnish Sengupta

“Nice to see ⁦Olivia Chow on a ⁦Toronto Jane’s Walk⁩ led by HiMY SYeD on the topic of Jane Jacobs’ books on cities.” — Ushnish Sengupta Nice to see ⁦@oliviachow⁩ on a ⁦@JanesWalkTO⁩ led by Himy Syed on the topic of #JaneJacob books on cities pic.twitter.com/PfDognqnkS — Ushnish Sengupta (@ultush) May 5, 2023

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30 Days of Biking – Day 9 – “Taking some time enjoy the 8 degrees of Springtime” – Bicycle Mayor of Toronto – Grange Park Labyrinth – Grange Park – Downtown Toronto

While I’ve been blogging 30 Masjids in 30 Days of Ramadan 2023, It’s been 30 Days of Biking for Bicycle Mayors around the World. Toronto’s Bicycle Mayor is Lanrick Jr Bennet. On this Day 9 of 30 Days of Biking around Toronto, Lanrick took some time to enjoy Springtime by the Grange Park Labyrinth. #30DaysofBiking […]

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“Looks like HiMY SYeD was here” – Wading Pool Labyrinth – Ed McCleverty Equal Access Playground – East Toronto

Grateful for your acknowledgement Monica, Of my “East Toronto Labyrinth” in Ed McCleverty Equal Access Playground.  

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“Thank you! We love your work. ❤️” – Norm Di Pasquale – Grange Park Labyrinth – Grange Park – Downtown Toronto

  You are most welcome Norm, Happy Labyrinth Walking! Thank you @LabyrinthsDOTca! We love your work. ❤️ #topoli pic.twitter.com/3u134tz9J6 — Norm Di Pasquale (@normsworld) March 30, 2023

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Perspective – A Child’s Height View from the Heart in the Centre of The Grange Park Labyrinth – Grange Park – Downtown Toronto

Perspective. What Grown-Ups sometimes, oftentimes, miss seeing… A Child’s Height View from the Heart in the Centre of The Grange Park Labyrinth . . . View this post on Instagram A post shared by Miguel Vasquez (@miguelynv)

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“X Marks the Spot.” – Puppy Love – Labyrinth – Mouth of the Humber River – Humber Bay Arch Bridge – Toronto

X Marks the Spot. Or is it a Heart ? View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kyle Nathan Shostak (@kyle.shostak)

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“The Labyrinth 🌀🤔” – University of Toronto Run Club – Wading Pool Labyrinth – Christie Pits Park – Downtown Toronto

I often say, “Children Never Walk a Labyrinth, Children Always Run!” The UofT Run Club also likes Running around my Christie Pits Park Labyrinth. View this post on Instagram A post shared by University of Toronto Run Club (@uoftrunclub)

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“Mazes and Labyrinths of The World” — Janet Bord

not sure if i know "the" guy, but i know "a" guy — HiMY SYeD@LabyrinthsDOTca By @HiMY_SYeD — Rudy Limeback (@rudydotca) March 19, 2023 That's precisely the person I was thinking of, thanks Rudy! I had a spelling error in my search term. Janet Bord, the author of the book in hand, is quite interesting. […]

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“Families taking Happy Photos in the Grange Labyrinth that the underfunded City of Toronto Parks Department regularly spends $ on removing.” – Shawn Micallef – Grange Park Labyrinth – Grange Park – Downtown Toronto

Families taking happy photos in the Grange labyrinth that the underfunded city of toronto parks dept regularly spends $ on removing. pic.twitter.com/eNGxA7AFvG — Maltese Petard ( Official Parody) 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ (@shawnmicallef) March 16, 2023 Walked by here today—had to adjust my path to allow a dad and his two kids to finish their enthusiastic walk of […]

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