53 Untold Stories Of Everyday Life That I Explain In Black And White Photos

#1

On Friday, April 20th 2018 At 1:05pm, At The Lighthouse Children And Families Hospital, A Mother Was Making The Most Of Her Son's Last Days, As He Was Suffering From An Incurable Brain Tumor

Final score:

44points

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#2

On Wednesday, April 25th 2018 At 2:32pm, A Woman Security Guard Was On Her Way To Her Shift At Work In A Downtown Tower Building, Wearing A Suit And Tie

Final score:

42points

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#3

On Satuday, May 5th 2018 At 2:49pm, Two Dancers - One Of Which Lives With Cerebral Palsy - Were Dancing In The Corridors Of A Montreal Metro Station

Final score:

41points

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#4

On Tuesday, May 8th 2018 At 2:52pm, Megan Was Celebrating Her Very First Birthday In The Arms Of Her Mom. When She Was Born, The Doctors Didn't Think She'd Ever Get To Celebrate It

Final score:

40points

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#5

On Thursday, May 31st 2018 At 3:52pm, Michel Was Digging Into The Garbage Bins Of The Mont-Royal Avenue Fair To Collect Empty Cans And Refund Them

Not Only Was He Thus Making A Few Dollars, He Was Also Contributing To Preserving Our Planet, Which People Who Dispose Of Their Recyclable Containers In Trashcans Sadly Don't Think About.

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Final score:

33points

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#6

On Wednesday, May 23rd 2018 At 3:23pm, A Man Most Likely In Love Was Fondly Rubbing His Forehead Against The Forehead Of His Sweetheart

Final score:

31points

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#7

On Wednesday, May 30th 2018 At 8:56pm, A Young Girl Was Receiving A Grant From The Société De Saint-Vincent De Paul De Montréal To Reward Her Perseverance In School

As She Was On The Stage Of The Mythical Rialto Theater, She Used The Opportunity To Make Her Dress Whirl Like A Flamenco Dancer.

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Final score:

30points

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#8

On Monday, May 28th 2018 At 8:08pm, A Kiss Full Of Love And Affection Was Exchanged On The Sidewalk Of Amherst Street

Final score:

27points

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#9

Somewhere Between Québec City And Trois-Rivières, On Saturday, May 12th 2018 At 12:02pm, Three Runners Wearing Hawaiian Dresses Were Running Along The Road

Final score:

25points

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#10

On Tuesday, April 24th 2018 At 10:34pm, A Couple Was Trying To Take A Selfie In Front Of A Small Mural Indicating With Reason That "Love Always Wins"

Final score:

21points

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#11

On Wednesday, May 2nd 2018 At 12:21pm, Two (Very Likely Twin) Brothers Were Strolling Hand In Hand Under The Midday Sun

Final score:

21points

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#12

On Saturday, May 19th 2018 At 12:58pm, A Man In Very Short Shorts Walked By A Strange Mural Making Quite Long Strides

Final score:

19points

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#13

On Thursday, May 31st 2018 At 4:07pm And Under A Blazing Sun, A Woman Was Sleeping By The Door Of A Permanently Closed Restaurant

Among The People That Walked Passed Her, Some Thought It Was Sad But Didn't Know What They Could Do, Others Just Didn't Pay Any Attention The Scene.

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Final score:

17points

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#14

On Sunday, May 13th 2018 At 6:51pm, Karim And Renah Were On Their Way To Photograph Montreal's Olympic Stadium. Renah Was Wearing Her Favorite Dress

Final score:

16points

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#15

On Saturday, April 21st 2018 At 1:01pm, A Woman Was Giving Her Spare Change To Another Woman, Sleeping Under The Sun, On The Stairs Of An Abandoned Business Of The Mont-Royal Avenue

Final score:

15points

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#16

On Monday, May 7th 2018 At 2:29pm, A Greek Goddess Was Keeping An Eye On A Woman Captivated By Her Cellphone

Final score:

15points

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#17

On Monday, May 21st 2018 At 11:08am, On A Sunny Holiday, A Patient Was Patiently Waiting In The Deserted Hallways Of The Notre-Dame Hospital

Final score:

15points

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#18

On Saturday, April 28th 2018 At 8:55pm, A Young Man Completely Captivated By The Reading Of A Harry Potter Book Picked Up His Coat From The Floor Without Looking Away From His Page For Even Just A Split Second

On Saturday, April 28th 2018 At 8:55pm, A Young Man Completely Captivated By The Reading Of A Harry Potter Book Picked Up His Coat From The Floor Without Looking Away From His Page For Even Just A Split Second

Final score:

15points

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#19

On Thursday, May 10th 2018, A Kid Was Trying To Improve Is Juggling Skills, Alone In A Back-Alley

Final score:

14points

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#20

On Thursday, May 31st 2018 At 4:13pm, @benjamin_aleshire Was About To Write A Poem On The Theme I Had Requested: « Strangers. » By Selling Custom Written Poems To People, He Was Financing His Many Travels Throughout The World

On Thursday, May 31st 2018 At 4:13pm, @benjamin_aleshire Was About To Write A Poem On The Theme I Had Requested: « Strangers. » By Selling Custom Written Poems To People, He Was Financing His Many Travels Throughout The World

Final score:

14points

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#21

On Friday, April 27h 2018 At 2:49pm, A One-Legged Woman Named Abigail Was On Her Way To Place Des Arts To Buy Tickets To The Cendrillon Show By The National Ballet Of Ukraine

Final score:

13points

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#22

On Saturday, May 19th 2018 At 3:04pm, Two Young Women Who Are Into Alternative Fashion Were On Their Way To Pin Patch Mtl, The First Pin And Patch Fair In Montreal

Final score:

12points

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#23

On Thursday, April 26th 2018 At 5:05pm A Man And A Woman Who Had Been Together For 18 Years Confided In Me That They Were « Almost Like Married »

Final score:

12points

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#24

On Saturday, May 5th 2018 At 3:09pm, A Woman Was Hugging Her Boyfriend In A Way That Screamed "I Love You"

Final score:

11points

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#25

On Monday, May 14th 2018 At 2:53pm, Two Musicians Got Carried Away By The Bewitching Sound Of The Mingling Notes Of A Harp And A Handpan

Final score:

11points

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#26

On Sunday, April 29th 2018 At 1:43pm, A Man Without An Umbrella Was Using A Somewhat Vintage Chair To Cover Himself From The Rain. His Friend Seemed To Think It Was Funny

Final score:

10points

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#27

On Saturday, June 2nd 2018 At 3:50pm, Two Little Girls Were Sharing The Seat Of A Stroller, Without Making Any Fuss

Final score:

10points

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#28

On Wednesday, May 23rd 2018 At 7:39 Pm, A Couple Of Dancers Were Dancing A Tango, Completely Tuning Out The World Around Them

Final score:

10points

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#29

On Saturday, May 5th 2018 At 3:23pm, Many Hassidic Jews Were Headed Home, Wearing Their Finest Shtreimel, After Attending A Religious Ceremony Led By The Fifth Rebbe (The Supreme Spiritual Guide) Of The Hasidic Dynasty Of Belz

Final score:

9points

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#30

On Thursday, May 17th 2018 At 1:57pm And Shortly After They Had Woken Up, Isabelle And Her Ferret Slinky Were Counting On The Generosity Of Passersby To Get Themselves Some Lunch

Final score:

9points

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#31

On Tuesday, May 1st 2018 At 6:23pm, Dancer Lazylegz Lost His Balance As He Was Performing A Dance Move That Most People Would Qualify As Being « Wow Impressive 0_o »

Final score:

8points

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#32

On Friday, May 18th 2018 At 10:29pm, Lee-La, Singer Of The Band The Damn Truth, Surfed The Ecstatic Crowd Of The Théâtre Corona

Final score:

7points

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#33

On Saturday, May 19th 2018 At 11:46am, Three Young Circus Artists Were Respectively Working On Their Juggling, Diabolo And Devil Stick’s Skills

Final score:

7points

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#34

On Thursday, May 3rd 2018 At 7:02pm, A Woman Drinking A Glass Of White Wine Was Having Such A Good Time She Decided To Immortalize It With A Selfie

Final score:

6points

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#35

On Saturday, May 5th 2018 At 7:44pm, A Dog Was Patiently Waiting For Their Master Between The Driving Seat And The Passenger Seat Of Their Car

Final score:

6points

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#36

On Wednesday, May 9th 2018 At 11:07am, A Man Was Dreaming Of The Day He Too Would Qualify For A Mortgage. [the Ad Translates To: Pre-Qualification To An Rbc Mortgage In 60 Seconds]

Final score:

6points

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#37

On Thursday, May 3rd 2018 At 10:24am, A Mother And Her Daughter Were Having Breakfast Together In A Restaurant That Doesn’t Skimp On Window Signs

Final score:

6points

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#38

On Wednesday, May 2nd 2018 At 12:50pm, As The Majority Of The Group Chose To Simply Walk Down The Hill, Two Jokers Were Showing The Others That Rolling Down Was Much More Fun

Final score:

6points

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#39

On Wednesday, May 2nd 2018 At 12:50pm, Four Friends Were Climbing To The Top Of A Hill In Pointe-Saint-Charles, Savouring This Moment Of Freedom And Independence That Kinda Made Them Feel Like Grown Ups

On Wednesday, May 2nd 2018 At 12:50pm, Four Friends Were Climbing To The Top Of A Hill In Pointe-Saint-Charles, Savouring This Moment Of Freedom And Independence That Kinda Made Them Feel Like Grown Ups

Final score:

6points

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#40

On Wednesday, May 23rd 2018 At 9:14am, Three Men Were Chatting. But Not With Each Other

Final score:

5points

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#41

On Friday, June 1st 2018 At 2:45pm, A Couple Was Exchanging A Passionate Kiss Tasting Of Strawberry Ice-Cream

Final score:

5points

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#42

On Monday, April 30th 2018 At 7:47pm, A Young Boy Was Frantically Swinging His Body From Left To Right While Looking At His Own Reflexion In The Window Of The Postage, Vins Nature & Restaurant, Whose Menu Was Being Thoroughly Read By His Father

On Monday, April 30th 2018 At 7:47pm, A Young Boy Was Frantically Swinging His Body From Left To Right While Looking At His Own Reflexion In The Window Of The Postage, Vins Nature & Restaurant, Whose Menu Was Being Thoroughly Read By His Father

Final score:

5points

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#43

On Saturday, April 28, 2018 At 8:51pm, Norwegian Singer Ane Brun Flashed A Mischievous Glance At The Photographer Whose Presence She Had Just Noticed In Front Of The Stage

Final score:

5points

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#44

On Friday, April 27th At 1:32pm, A Man In A Hurry Ran To Cross De La Montagne Street Before The Light Turned Red

Final score:

5points

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#45

On Thursday, May 17th 2018 At 1:44pm, A Man Was Dozing Off On A Bench, Apparently After Having Run Some Errands At The Dépanneur

Final score:

4points

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#46

On Sunday, May 27th 2018 At 12:42pm, A Little Boy Was Crying His Heart Out As His Soap Bubble Gun Was Taken Away From Him

Final score:

4points

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#47

On Tuesday, May 15th 2018 At 11:25am, A Cat Who Had Used Up All Of His Nine Lives Was Rotting In A Bucket Sadly Abandoned On The Sidewalk

Final score:

3points

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#48

On Sunday, June 3rd 2018 At 12:55pm, A Group Of Extremists Convinced That The Lives Of Animal Are More Valuable Than The Taste Of Their Flesh Was Signing A Declaration Of Animal Rights

Final score:

3points

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#49

On Friday, May 25th 2018 At 12:44pm, Two Men Were Practicing Immersive Yoga 2.0

Final score:

3points

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#50

On Saturday, May 5th 2018 At 3:07pm, The Commuters Of The Jean-Talon Metro Station Thought They Were Seeing Double. They Were Actually Seeing Twin Girls

Final score:

3points

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#51

On Thursday, May 3rd 2018 At 2:45pm, Four Brave Cyclists Were Riding Through The Rain Wearing Plastic Ponchos

Final score:

3points

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#52

On Monday, April 30th 2018 At 6:51pm, In The Kitchen Of The Pastaga , The Parsnip Cream, Crunchy Squash And Squash Seeds Was Receiving Its Final Touch Of Freshly Ground Pepper

Final score:

3points

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#53

On Saturday, May 19th 2018 At 12:09pm, A Young Woman Was Posing For Two Photographers, On A Window Ledge Covered With Glass Shards

Final score:

2points

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53 Untold Stories Of Everyday Life That I Explain In Black And White Photos

On Friday, April 20th 2018 At 1:05pm, At The Lighthouse Children And Families Hospital, A Mother Was Making The Most Of Her Son's Last Days, As He Was Suffering From An Incurable Brain Tumor

On Wednesday, April 25th 2018 At 2:32pm, A Woman Security Guard Was On Her Way To Her Shift At Work In A Downtown Tower Building, Wearing A Suit And Tie

On Satuday, May 5th 2018 At 2:49pm, Two Dancers - One Of Which Lives With Cerebral Palsy - Were Dancing In The Corridors Of A Montreal Metro Station

On Tuesday, May 8th 2018 At 2:52pm, Megan Was Celebrating Her Very First Birthday In The Arms Of Her Mom. When She Was Born, The Doctors Didn't Think She'd Ever Get To Celebrate It

On Thursday, May 31st 2018 At 3:52pm, Michel Was Digging Into The Garbage Bins Of The Mont-Royal Avenue Fair To Collect Empty Cans And Refund Them

On Wednesday, May 23rd 2018 At 3:23pm, A Man Most Likely In Love Was Fondly Rubbing His Forehead Against The Forehead Of His Sweetheart

On Wednesday, May 30th 2018 At 8:56pm, A Young Girl Was Receiving A Grant From The Société De Saint-Vincent De Paul De Montréal To Reward Her Perseverance In School

On Monday, May 28th 2018 At 8:08pm, A Kiss Full Of Love And Affection Was Exchanged On The Sidewalk Of Amherst Street

Somewhere Between Québec City And Trois-Rivières, On Saturday, May 12th 2018 At 12:02pm, Three Runners Wearing Hawaiian Dresses Were Running Along The Road

On Tuesday, April 24th 2018 At 10:34pm, A Couple Was Trying To Take A Selfie In Front Of A Small Mural Indicating With Reason That "Love Always Wins"

On Wednesday, May 2nd 2018 At 12:21pm, Two (Very Likely Twin) Brothers Were Strolling Hand In Hand Under The Midday Sun

On Saturday, May 19th 2018 At 12:58pm, A Man In Very Short Shorts Walked By A Strange Mural Making Quite Long Strides

On Thursday, May 31st 2018 At 4:07pm And Under A Blazing Sun, A Woman Was Sleeping By The Door Of A Permanently Closed Restaurant

On Sunday, May 13th 2018 At 6:51pm, Karim And Renah Were On Their Way To Photograph Montreal's Olympic Stadium. Renah Was Wearing Her Favorite Dress

On Saturday, April 21st 2018 At 1:01pm, A Woman Was Giving Her Spare Change To Another Woman, Sleeping Under The Sun, On The Stairs Of An Abandoned Business Of The Mont-Royal Avenue

On Monday, May 7th 2018 At 2:29pm, A Greek Goddess Was Keeping An Eye On A Woman Captivated By Her Cellphone

On Monday, May 21st 2018 At 11:08am, On A Sunny Holiday, A Patient Was Patiently Waiting In The Deserted Hallways Of The Notre-Dame Hospital

On Saturday, April 28th 2018 At 8:55pm, A Young Man Completely Captivated By The Reading Of A Harry Potter Book Picked Up His Coat From The Floor Without Looking Away From His Page For Even Just A Split Second

On Thursday, May 10th 2018, A Kid Was Trying To Improve Is Juggling Skills, Alone In A Back-Alley

On Thursday, May 31st 2018 At 4:13pm, @benjamin_aleshire Was About To Write A Poem On The Theme I Had Requested: « Strangers. » By Selling Custom Written Poems To People, He Was Financing His Many Travels Throughout The World

On Friday, April 27h 2018 At 2:49pm, A One-Legged Woman Named Abigail Was On Her Way To Place Des Arts To Buy Tickets To The Cendrillon Show By The National Ballet Of Ukraine

On Saturday, May 19th 2018 At 3:04pm, Two Young Women Who Are Into Alternative Fashion Were On Their Way To Pin Patch Mtl, The First Pin And Patch Fair In Montreal

On Thursday, April 26th 2018 At 5:05pm A Man And A Woman Who Had Been Together For 18 Years Confided In Me That They Were « Almost Like Married »

On Saturday, May 5th 2018 At 3:09pm, A Woman Was Hugging Her Boyfriend In A Way That Screamed "I Love You"

On Monday, May 14th 2018 At 2:53pm, Two Musicians Got Carried Away By The Bewitching Sound Of The Mingling Notes Of A Harp And A Handpan

On Sunday, April 29th 2018 At 1:43pm, A Man Without An Umbrella Was Using A Somewhat Vintage Chair To Cover Himself From The Rain. His Friend Seemed To Think It Was Funny

On Saturday, June 2nd 2018 At 3:50pm, Two Little Girls Were Sharing The Seat Of A Stroller, Without Making Any Fuss

On Wednesday, May 23rd 2018 At 7:39 Pm, A Couple Of Dancers Were Dancing A Tango, Completely Tuning Out The World Around Them

On Saturday, May 5th 2018 At 3:23pm, Many Hassidic Jews Were Headed Home, Wearing Their Finest Shtreimel, After Attending A Religious Ceremony Led By The Fifth Rebbe (The Supreme Spiritual Guide) Of The Hasidic Dynasty Of Belz

On Thursday, May 17th 2018 At 1:57pm And Shortly After They Had Woken Up, Isabelle And Her Ferret Slinky Were Counting On The Generosity Of Passersby To Get Themselves Some Lunch

On Tuesday, May 1st 2018 At 6:23pm, Dancer Lazylegz Lost His Balance As He Was Performing A Dance Move That Most People Would Qualify As Being « Wow Impressive 0_o »

On Friday, May 18th 2018 At 10:29pm, Lee-La, Singer Of The Band The Damn Truth, Surfed The Ecstatic Crowd Of The Théâtre Corona

On Saturday, May 19th 2018 At 11:46am, Three Young Circus Artists Were Respectively Working On Their Juggling, Diabolo And Devil Stick’s Skills

On Thursday, May 3rd 2018 At 7:02pm, A Woman Drinking A Glass Of White Wine Was Having Such A Good Time She Decided To Immortalize It With A Selfie

On Saturday, May 5th 2018 At 7:44pm, A Dog Was Patiently Waiting For Their Master Between The Driving Seat And The Passenger Seat Of Their Car

On Wednesday, May 9th 2018 At 11:07am, A Man Was Dreaming Of The Day He Too Would Qualify For A Mortgage. [the Ad Translates To: Pre-Qualification To An Rbc Mortgage In 60 Seconds]

On Thursday, May 3rd 2018 At 10:24am, A Mother And Her Daughter Were Having Breakfast Together In A Restaurant That Doesn’t Skimp On Window Signs

On Wednesday, May 2nd 2018 At 12:50pm, As The Majority Of The Group Chose To Simply Walk Down The Hill, Two Jokers Were Showing The Others That Rolling Down Was Much More Fun

On Wednesday, May 2nd 2018 At 12:50pm, Four Friends Were Climbing To The Top Of A Hill In Pointe-Saint-Charles, Savouring This Moment Of Freedom And Independence That Kinda Made Them Feel Like Grown Ups

On Wednesday, May 23rd 2018 At 9:14am, Three Men Were Chatting. But Not With Each Other

On Friday, June 1st 2018 At 2:45pm, A Couple Was Exchanging A Passionate Kiss Tasting Of Strawberry Ice-Cream

On Monday, April 30th 2018 At 7:47pm, A Young Boy Was Frantically Swinging His Body From Left To Right While Looking At His Own Reflexion In The Window Of The Postage, Vins Nature & Restaurant, Whose Menu Was Being Thoroughly Read By His Father

On Saturday, April 28, 2018 At 8:51pm, Norwegian Singer Ane Brun Flashed A Mischievous Glance At The Photographer Whose Presence She Had Just Noticed In Front Of The Stage

On Friday, April 27th At 1:32pm, A Man In A Hurry Ran To Cross De La Montagne Street Before The Light Turned Red

On Thursday, May 17th 2018 At 1:44pm, A Man Was Dozing Off On A Bench, Apparently After Having Run Some Errands At The Dépanneur

On Sunday, May 27th 2018 At 12:42pm, A Little Boy Was Crying His Heart Out As His Soap Bubble Gun Was Taken Away From Him

On Tuesday, May 15th 2018 At 11:25am, A Cat Who Had Used Up All Of His Nine Lives Was Rotting In A Bucket Sadly Abandoned On The Sidewalk

On Sunday, June 3rd 2018 At 12:55pm, A Group Of Extremists Convinced That The Lives Of Animal Are More Valuable Than The Taste Of Their Flesh Was Signing A Declaration Of Animal Rights

On Friday, May 25th 2018 At 12:44pm, Two Men Were Practicing Immersive Yoga 2.0

On Saturday, May 5th 2018 At 3:07pm, The Commuters Of The Jean-Talon Metro Station Thought They Were Seeing Double. They Were Actually Seeing Twin Girls

On Thursday, May 3rd 2018 At 2:45pm, Four Brave Cyclists Were Riding Through The Rain Wearing Plastic Ponchos

On Monday, April 30th 2018 At 6:51pm, In The Kitchen Of The Pastaga , The Parsnip Cream, Crunchy Squash And Squash Seeds Was Receiving Its Final Touch Of Freshly Ground Pepper

On Saturday, May 19th 2018 At 12:09pm, A Young Woman Was Posing For Two Photographers, On A Window Ledge Covered With Glass Shards

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