Labrador Lake in the Madawaska Valley dressed for the fall parade of colours. © BCP 2010 I think this might be the last picture I post this fall from my autumn leaf-peeping excursions to our near north. Soon I’ll get back to posting pictures of my fall rambles around our city, looking for the wild […]
The Weston wetland quarry garden is one of the first sights a visitor to the Brick Works sees. The old Brick Works property located in the Lower Don Valley (accessible from the Bayview Ave. extension) has been one of my favourite spots for years. It was a wild and derelict 11.5- hectare site. Now, with […]
A monarch butterfly rests on the leaves of a hawthorn tree at Ashbridge’s Bay Monday. © BCP 2010 It’s been a fabulous summer here in Ontario — it’s been hot, then hotter still. If I recall correctly, we’ve had one of the warmest summers on record. And though it’s still very, very warm during the […]
A piece of bark from the paper birch, Betula papyrifera, snagged in a twig on my path in the woods. © BCP 2010 Same woods, different day. New path. Today I chanced upon this perfect piece of birch bark, snagged on a twig. It got me thinking, and remembering. Did you know that you can […]
Cool, green and shady, with magical restorative powers. My walk in the woods after the rain. © BCP 2010 After a busy week in the Big Smoke, what could be more restorative than a walk in the woods? A walk just after the rain stopped….and before it started up again, in torrents. Glistening trees, dripping […]
