Normally, I go on nature walks on Wednesdays, but Miles Hearn’s Friday group was going to be right here in Long Branch today, at Marie Curtis Park, so even though Mother Nature planned rain, snow and maybe even freezing rain for today, I decided to… Read More
Today’s nature walk with Miles Hearn took place at Humber Bay. It was a cool day, and though at times the sky was threatening, there was no rain. I was unable to photograph two of the highlights of this walk – a coyote and a… Read More
Today’s nature walk with Miles Hearn took place right in my neighbourhood, at Colonel Sam Smith Park. It was a drizzly morning but the temperature was moderate and comfortable. I didn’t bring my notebook and I restricted photography to those times when the rain… Read More
Cedarvale Park is a lovely urban park located in the St. Clair and Bathurst area, here in Toronto. I’ve been going on Miles Hearn’s nature walks since early spring and this is the first time we’ve visited this park. Much of the park is pretty… Read More
Today’s nature walk with Miles Hearn took place at Sunnybrook Park, on some lovely trails along the West Don River. It was quite cool but no rain – a beautiful day for a walk. All through these trails there were many spindle trees (European euonymus)… Read More
What a beautiful day for a nature walk! One of the participants told us today’s walk was 4.5 km. Sunny day – comfortable temperatures. As a bonus there were lots of birds. I was early (what else is knew) and went for a half hour… Read More
Today’s walk with naturalist Miles Hearn was at Lambton Woods, near the Humber River. This is a Toronto treasure. There’s lots of parking in the James Gardens parking lot and trails both along the river and through the woods. We saw and heard quite a… Read More
I almost didn’t make today’s nature walk with Miles Hearn up at Rouge Hills Park, because I was about a kilometer behind the tanker truck fire that shut down all eastbound lanes of the 401. This was in the Bayview/Leslie area. When it finally opened… Read More
The fall nature walks with Miles Hearn have begun. I’ll be going each Wednesday. Today we accessed the Don Valley at Beechwood Ave. Much of our walk was in the area known as Crothers’ Woods. It was early spring the last time we walked this… Read More
Today was the last of the July series of nature walks with Miles Hearn, to Scarborough Bluffs. These are provided by the Toronto District School Board, and they are excellent. The fall walks will start in mid-September, and I’m looking forward to continuing. I’m learning… Read More
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