Side Loadin’
Wonders will never cease. Top: Ongiara, doing a work run, ties up beside Ward’s dock in a perfect position to side load, something that they seem incapable of doing in winter when the dock becomes unusable due to ice. Bottom: Something I’ve never seen before, two ferries (Ongiara and William Inglis) at Ward’s dock. Excuse […]
Unlucky Clover
Not much remains of one of Ongiara’s props after the winter of 2014-15: only one blade is left. Heavy harbour ice sheared all of the other blades clean off. The damage is much worse than this image, taken during the winter of 2011-12. Image provided by one of the deckhands.
Ongiara Warning
A whimsical sign adorns the new fencing (aka ‘The Cage’) at the Ward’s Island ferry docks.
Positive Negative
The changing face of Spring ice in the inner harbour reflects the darkness of an early morning and the lightness of an overcast midday.
Equinox Bonfire 2015
A few images from the Spring Equinox bonfire of 2015, another lovely night on the beach.
Lord of the Skies
An adult Sharp-shinned hawk lords over a hapless pigeon by Far Enough Farm, preparing to eviscerate it. Sharp-shinned and Cooper’s hawks are very similar in appearance, I’m going with Sharp-shinned here because the feathers on the crown almost merge with the back feathers.
Toronto Iceline 2015
Almost perfect black ice on the inner harbour reflects the Toronto skyline, lit by the incredible blue of a January day. Get out your skates. Click image to view larger.
Where’s Waldo?
Mute swans snooze the afternoon away on the snowy ice off of the boardwalk towards Centre Island.
Island Airport Bus Schedule
It’s enough to strike terror into any Islander’s heart. Someday real soon now, we’ll look back at this and laugh. NOTE: This is not necessarily the most current schedule. This is the schedule as of February 19, 2015. For further updates, don’t bother with the official Toronto ferry website, they can’t be bothered to update the schedule. Lame. […]
In the Media
CBC tweets and articles note problems with the ferry service during a February cold snap in the winter of 2014/15. Link to original article, and to the original tweet.
Industrial Flora
‘Frost Flowers‘ cover fresh black ice in the Eastern gap, a phenomenon requiring almost complete stillness and cold air.
Steam Frost
Steam coming off of the Eastern gap freezes onto overhanging trees, coating them in a thick layer of frost.
The Log Ness Monster
Tyler’s Log Ness Monster lies entombed in ice at the end of Ward’s Beach, after a week of cold temperatures and high wind.
Bruiser
A large beaver rests on the ice near the RCYC, feeding on branches close to holes kept open in the thick lagoon ice.