Blue & Orange
Posted: October 28, 2014 Filed under: Ontario, Plant Life, Sky | Tags: Arrowhead Provincial Park, autumn, Canada, colour, fall, leaves, October, Ontario, trees Leave a comment
Gorgeous autumn colours, Arrowhead Provincial Park, Ontario, October 2012
Last Post for Now
Posted: July 11, 2014 Filed under: Grasslands, Sky | Tags: Canada, Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park, death, nature, Saskatchewan 3 CommentsIt’s been an eventful summer. A few weeks ago my mother died. She was extremely old, but surprised us all by getting a fever one day and dying the next. I hadn’t been posting here that much before her death and now I think I will officially take a break. Thank you to everyone who’s read and viewed my posts and followed this blog. I’m still enjoying the natural world–both in the city and in the countryside. I looked through some of my photos and have selected this one from Saskatchewan when I was last there in 2011. All the best to you, nature lovers.
Cyrpess Hills Interprovincial Park, Saskatchewan, 2011.
The Tree That Held Up the Cloud
Posted: March 19, 2014 Filed under: Ontario, Plant Life, Sky, Toronto | Tags: bare branches, cloud, Toronto, tree Leave a commentIt’s been a grey day in Toronto. We’re moving slowly toward spring, but it’s not here yet. The trees’ bare branches will be with us for a while longer. In January, I saw this peach coloured cloud sitting in the arms of a tree in the neighbourhood.
Sun and Snow
Posted: February 4, 2014 Filed under: Ontario, Sky, Toronto, Water | Tags: Brick Works, Evergreen Brick Works, snow, sun, Toronto Leave a commentWe went to the Brick Works on Sunday after a wet snow on Saturday. We started out under a cloudy sky that gave way to blue patches, then to bright sun. We were among other walkers, a cross country skier and many frolicking dogs.
Clouds and blue sky above sumach at the Brick Works, Toronto, February 2, 2014
Bright sun at the Brick Works, Sunday Feb. 2/2014
Melting snow on branches at the Evergreen Brick Works, Feb. 2/14
Pigeons, pigeons
Posted: January 30, 2014 Filed under: Animal Life, Ontario, Sky, Toronto | Tags: birds, birds on wires, electrical wires, grey day, pigeons, Toronto, winter 3 CommentsThe other day I was viewing photos I had taken around a year ago to see what winter was looking like then. I came upon this image of pigeons on electrical wires on a grey day. They congregate near a tiny park outside a subway station in Toronto. I love these birds. They are a familiar and often undervalued sight in the city. But I enjoy seeing them on my walks, being careful, however, not to walk directly underneath them!
Pigeons on the wires, December 2012, Toronto
Sunset Through the Window
Posted: January 4, 2014 Filed under: Sky, Toronto | Tags: lamp, reflections, sky, sunset, Toronto Leave a comment
Sunset over Toronto through the window, Dec. 29/13
An intense sunset over Toronto a few days ago, looking south and west. I enjoy taking photographs through windows with reflections from the inside superimposed on the outside. The lamplight certainly is a dim distant cousin to the sun!
The Moon & Venus over Toronto
Posted: September 8, 2013 Filed under: Ontario, Sky, Toronto | Tags: Moon, Moon and Venus, night sky, sky, Toronto, Venus 3 Comments
The Moon and Venus, Toronto, Sept. 8/2013.
I’ll be adding many more posts about my time in Newfoundland, but tonight, here in Toronto, the moon and Venus are visible. And so, out came my camera and, despite shaky hands and no tripod, here’s what I’ve been seeing. I’m looking south, as usual, from midtown.
The Moon and Venus over Toronto, Sept. 8/2013
More Dramatic Clouds
Posted: July 20, 2013 Filed under: Ontario, Sky, Toronto | Tags: clouds, full force, Lake Ontario, lightning, southern Ontario, southwestern quebec, Storm, storms, Toronto Leave a comment
Sky over Toronto looking south from a little east of downtown, evening July 19, 2013
We didn’t get the full force of the storms that other parts of southern Ontario and southwestern Quebec got last night, but we had quite the show of amazing clouds. And there was much lightning to the south, perhaps across or over Lake Ontario.
The Heat Wave Has Broken
Posted: July 19, 2013 Filed under: Sky, Toronto | Tags: clouds, heat wave, nature, thunder storms, Toronto Leave a comment
An end to the heat wave–clouds over Toronto, July 19, 2013
We’ve had days of extreme heat, by Toronto standards, and humidity. Up around 34 or 35 Celsius with great humidity making it feel in the 40s. Earlier this evening, thunder storms brought us cooler weather and it looks like the storms are still brewing.
Smog in Toronto
Posted: July 3, 2013 Filed under: Sky, Toronto | Tags: pollution, smog, smog alert, southern Ontario, Toronto 2 Comments
Smog Over Toronto, evening July 2, 2013
I’ll be posting more about the beauty of Bruce Peninsula. But meanwhile, we are in the midst of smog days in Toronto, which I think may be our first this year. The smog alert began yesterday afternoon and is still with us. From a high vantage point, where I took these photos, looking south from a little east of downtown, you can see the sweep of the pollution. The smog is also over other cities and towns in southern Ontario. These are not uplifting photos, but more a call to continue working on reducing pollution in our societies.
Smog Over Toronto, morning July 3, 2013
of humans and nature 
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