This morning I met up with naturalist Miles Hearn and his Monday group for a nature walk in Marie Curtis Park and the Arsenal Lands. This marked the last of our walks for the fall session. Miles will continue with a group of winter walks… Read More
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A Blustery Morning at Ashbridges Bay
I met up with naturalist Miles Hearn’s Monday morning group for a walk at Ashbridges Bay. This location is east of downtown Toronto – the entrance to the park is from Lake Shore at Coxwell. It was sunny this morning, but chilly, with gusty winds.… Read More
Take a walk with me – Sam Smith Park
This morning I met up with Miles Hearn’s nature walk group just down the street at Sam Smith Park. We’re so fortunate to live a short walk from such a fantastic place. Today the footbridge at the west end of the park was closed as… Read More
Take a walk with me – Humber Bay
This morning’s nature walk with naturalist Miles Hearn took me to Humber Bay West Back when I was in University, the stretch of Lake Shore Blvd West from Parklawn to the Humber River was home to an aging strip of motels. I worked in one… Read More
Nature Walk at Sam Smith Park
This morning’s nature walk with Miles Hearn was on my home turf – just down the street at the fabulous Col. Sam Smith Park. Take a walk with me….
Nature Walk in the Don Valley
I met up with Miles Hearn and his nature walk group this morning at the foot of Beechwood Drive. This is a section of the Don Valley which was once very polluted by industry along the river. The industry is long gone and the river… Read More
Chicken of the Woods at The Guild Inn Estate
This morning’s nature walk with naturalist Miles Hearn took us to The Guild Inn Estate in Scarborough, near the Bluffs. I haven’t been there in many years. I recall back in my university days in the early 80s there was a huge sculpture exhibition on… Read More
A wet walk at Lambton Woods
Over the past few years, I’ve been enjoying nature walks with naturalist Miles Hearn. These are put on via the Toronto District School Board and they’ve become super-popular, so much so the registration fills up for each set of walks in the blink of an… Read More
Deer at Thomson Memorial Park
Today marked the last in the current series of nature walks from the Toronto District School Board, and led by naturalist Miles Hearn. We met up at 8:00 this morning at Thomson Memorial Park, which is at Brimley Rd and Lawrence Ave E in Scarborough.… Read More
Last day of Whimbrel Watch at Sam Smith Park (sorry no whimbrel pics)
Today is a busy day at Colonel Sam Smith Park. The spring bird festival is on, so there are various easy-ups around the park with all kinds of information about the birds to be seen in the park. It is also the final day of… Read More