It’s late and I’m not sleepy. Surfing the YouTube, listening to Ramblin’ Jack. You might as well listen some with me. Can I pour you a wee dram?
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All posts by “Eugene Knapik”
Humber Bay Nature Walk
Today’s nature walk with Miles Hearn took place at Humber Bay East. This is the park just south from Parklawn, on the west side of Toronto. The entire park exists on landfill which has only been there since 1984. It’s a wonderful place to look… Read More
Long Branch Garden Tour has a new website
Please visit the new Long Branch Garden Tour Website.
A walk in the park
I brought my camera with me for a walk in Sam Smith Park today. Not surprisingly, as this park is very popular among birders, there were several people out today with cameras and binoculars. As soon as I reached the bridge by the yacht club,… Read More
Toot Toot
Here’s the late great “El Parche” – Esteban Steve Jordan, turning a goofy zydeco tune upside down.
Coming Soon – Squeeze Box Man – Issue #1 of the graphic novel
Regular readers to 27th Street know I’ve been working with Jacob Yerex on a graphic novel project based on my little book, Squeeze Box Man – The Lazy Allen Stories. We’re very excited because Issue #1 is complete and issues will be available in early… Read More
Etobicoke Valley
The Partners love visiting the Etobicoke Valley leash-free area. It’s a treasure, especially when compared to the nearest leash-free park to us, the muddy little fenced in square of field behind the filtration plant down the street. First of all, it’s big. The area runs… Read More
When you get home, slip her name on a piece of paper, behind the photo…
Tuffy P writing tonight.. this is an image of my grandmother, Mary Jane when she was 17. It was taken in Toronto in the former Eaton’s department store on Yonge Street. Here’s the story of how I came to know this photo’s story 103 years… Read More
The Pollinator
Last year, we had so many bees in our garden. I really enjoyed watching them go from flower to flower. At some point in the fall, Tuffy P suggested a mosaic involving a flower and a bee for the front of our house would be… Read More
Blustery Nature Walk – Marie Curtis Park
Miles Hearn’s spring nature walks started this week. I’m going on the Wednesday walks and today our group met up at Marie Curtis Park, just down the road from here. It looked like it was going to be a nice day, but that changed quickly.… Read More
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