I wanted to look for a place that has the old school Carnival charm, and I have a vague memory of what Centre Island was like when I was a kid, so I decided to head over to try my luck.
After doing a few laps on my bike around the park, I struggled to find a place that is both interesting and offers a place for me to sit and sketch. Just when I was about to give up, I found a bench and sat down near the carnival games area to rest. The Clown Heads game stand was in my direct view, so I watched as children compete against each other to win various prizes. The 3 clown heads turns back and forth and the objective is to put the ball into the mouth to fill a tray (...something like that).
It was interesting for me to see how parents react when their children did not win the game. Some of the parents will pay for another game so their children will stop crying, and some will attempt to leave, forcing their children to follow them behind unwillingly. Just as the look on the clown heads suggests, they are indeed quite sly.
Somewhere in August I rushed to Spadina Staircase to catch the summer sun and this majestic view. In my lunch break of course :) The next sketches were done already this winter at the new place. 
It's still cold outside in Toronto but at least we have the Allan Garden to be surrounded by plants. A group of us went there to sketch and were welcome by the beautiful smell of the flowers for the spring show. I spend most of my time in one area, interacting with the other sketchers and working on my plant sketching skills. It's a little overwhelming because there are so many plants and it's hard to know where to start and how much details to put in. It's still a fun exercise and I can already see improvements compared to my previous sketch from there. I'll probably go back and sketch there again.
