This morning at 8:00 AM I met up with naturalist Miles Hearn and his group for a Saturday morning nature walk. Today’s walk was above the Scarborough Bluffs on land that once belonged to the St. Augustine Seminary. The morning was cool and grey and… Read More
Last year, a pair of mallards nested here on Twenty Seventh Street. Well, they’re back. For the past week, the female has been sitting in the tree and the male has been guarding from the sidewalk, or sometimes, from the middle of the street.
Listen right here or find it in all the good podcast places. This week:Technology twinsNick Cave & Warren Ellis at Massey HallBlue SteelMax and Chris (YouTube faves)Winning TimeBruce WillisListener Mail
We live between two wonderful large parks here in the SW corner of the amalgamated Toronto, Colonel Sam Smith Park to the east and Marie Curtis Park to the west. Marie Curtis, if you were wondering, was a well-liked politician in our area. Attached to… Read More
I was up early this morning to meet up with Miles Hearne’s 8:00 Saturday walking group. This park along the Humber River is really “springing” to life right now, and there were loads of birds along the river and into the woods. For every bird… Read More
The new episode of The Agency Podcast is up. Listen right here or find it where you get your podcasts. This week….Yes we talk about “the slap”Also… Crimson Tide; The Conversation; Winning Time: the rise and fall of the Lakers’ Dynasty; and My Neighbor Totoro.… Read More
When I went to bed last night, I had completely forgotten TDSB nature walks with Miles Hearn were starting Saturday morning. This morning, I awoke at 7:40 and suddenly I realized I had a nature walk starting in 20 minutes. I threw on some clothes,… Read More
Taj Mahal & Ry Cooder have been playing Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee material together! I’m really enjoying these songs. Back when I was a teenage blues freak I listened to Sonny & Brownie’s music a lot, and when they came to town, my first… Read More
…to Col Sam Smith Park. This morning, there is drizzle and some ice pellets but yesterday was a good cool day for a walk. Here are some of the things I saw….
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