Rivera Court, Detroit Institute of Arts

These murals were done by Diego Rivera, partner of Frida Kahlo. The images are primarily to extol the virtues of capitalist industry. However, they were made by a paid up communist and consequently contain the odd hidden message.

New Honda Africa Twin, Toronto Bike Show

Lawrence Hacking's Honda Dakar Bike, Toronto Bike Show

You can tell things are getting serious when your bike has your blood type written on it.

Clinton Smout Dropping a New Yamaha

Here is Clinton dropping the borrowed Yamaha onto a piece of protective carpet.
Weaklings from the audience were then selected to pick it up using proper technique.

Clinton Smout

Clinton does a very good line in gags along with demonstration motorcycle riding.
https://www.youtube.com/user/SMARTPrograms

Wilbur, Mexicana, Toronto

http://wilburmexicana.com/

The Cure, Toronto, Canada

Go "hog wild" with a meat based snack at The Cure - delicious.
http://www.thecure.to/

Crossing Toronto by Car

Buffalo Steel Plant Museum

Hot Suit, Buffalo Steel Plant Museum

It is hard to imagine that such a camp pose was possible within the tough environment of a steel mill. If you look into the hood you can see that Kevin the dummy has lipstick on too.
http://steelplantmuseumwny.org/

Chairlift in the Snow, Ellicottville, NY

Ellicottville Snow Covered Trees

The Wall, Holiday Valley, Ellicottville

This is the steepest slope at the resort.

Jesus The Original Valentine, Elma, NY

Perhaps this explains all the unsigned cards.

No Loitering Police Enforcement, Buffalo

Hopefully taking a snap from a parked car doesn't count as loitering.

Matty's Bar, Elma

Holiday Valley, Ellicottville

Decent snow and around -10C results in lots of warming tea breaks.
http://www.holidayvalley.com/

Hire Car Reflection in an Airstream

Since the Airstream was so shiny it was possible to check the hire car's makeup.

Airstream Caravan

The Airstream caravans look like big shiny bullets being towed by cars. This one was spotted crossing Canada in Winter.

Lunch at a Big Boy, Grosse Point Woods, Michigan

 Mr J and Mr B are enjoying lunch at the Big Boy.

Jenny the waitress couldn't do enough to help, the food was copious, American style and good. The milkshakes were also superb. The Big Boy lunch was deemed a success. Thanks to all the lunch consumed, dinner was not required.

http://www.bigboy.com/location/grosse-pointe-woods/

The Big Boy Himself

Big Boy Restaurant, Detroit

Granite City, Northville, Detroit

Granite City has a microbrewery in the back.
http://www.gcfb.com/location/northville-michigan/

Camera Bag, Bar Louie, Northville, Detroit

Bar Louie, Northville, Detroit

Mr R and Mr B were much happier than they appear in this snap.

Larkinville Sledging Hill, Buffalo, NY

Frozen Stream, Elma, NY

Brad Rowell, Leaving Elm Street Bakery

Brad's Last Day, Elm Street Bakery, East Aurora

The executive chef at Elm Street Bakery, Brad Rowell has left the building and will be running a restaurant called "The Grange" in Hamburg, NY.
http://stepoutbuffalo.com/goodbye-tinas-italian-kitchen-hello-the-grange-community-kitchen/