Pot O’Gold
A full rainbow arcs over Fifth St. after a brief, but intense, thunderstorm. Click image to view larger.
Waterworld
Floodwaters reflect trees and the skyline after sunset. This is the scene from the middle of Olympic Island, where the water was deep enough to kayak clear across the island. Click image to view larger.
235 Cibola
The lagoon floods Cibola during the Flood of 2019, creating a perfect reflecting pool for the new firehall.
Sandbag Seamus
Seamus walks past a sign entreating people to not walk on the sandbags lining Bayview Ave. They sure turn into a mess right quick if you do.
Black & Tan
Common garter snakes, one melanistic, emerge from their hibernaculum in the early Spring. Click image to view larger.
Wet Meadow Eclipse
The moon approaches totality over the wet meadow during the full lunar eclipse of January 2019. The -35°C wind chill was an added bonus.
Meet Molson
Meet Molson, more blandly known as Trumpeter Swan P24. Molson was hatched at Wye Marsh as part of their Trumpeter Swan program two years ago. All the hatchlings were named after breweries, hence the name Molson. Personally, I’m waiting for a flock of microbrews to migrate through at the end of the season.
Equinox Bonfire 2018
Another fantastic night on the beach, celebrating the spring equinox in true Island style.
Channel Saw-whet
A Saw-whet owl perches in a tree on Channel Ave. Could it be the same owl that visited Fourth St. in 2016?
Wicket 9
We knew it was coming. A sign directs both tourists and residents to the same ticket booth for scanning of prepaid fares, an untenable solution during the summer months. The new ticket system includes about ten wireless hand scanners and five wired scanners, why only one wicket was operational is an interesting question. Also interesting […]
Eyefraction
The eyes of a great egret sit far out on the sides of its head, enough to show visible refraction through the cornea. The highlight on the lower-right side of the eye is light passing through, but not into, the eye. Click image to view larger.
Earth Hour 2016
The camera causes the Toronto skyline to glow deceptively brightly during Earth Hour 2016. While it wasn’t obvious that many people turned out their home lights for the hour, it is the one hour a year where no corporate logos are lit. Besides the CN Tower and Skydome being dark, the CIBC, Scotiabank, TD, Westin, […]
Ongiara Warning
A whimsical sign adorns the new fencing (aka ‘The Cage’) at the Ward’s Island ferry docks.
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.
