A Day in the Life
A day in the life of an underwater camera as a young northern pike, muskrat, and painted turtle cruise past in the lagoon’s murky depths.
Snow Day
Tractor treads mark the sidewalk at Channel and Fifth St. after so much snow fell in 2008 that farm equipment had to be brought in to help. Click image to view larger.
Black Ice Reflections
Skating on the legendary black ice of 2005, between the Island and the Spit. Will we ever see the likes of it again?
Internal Light
The small light on the breakwall at the end of Ward’s beach turns into a wonderful ice sculpture after a heavy winter storm. Click image to view larger.
Thoroughly Jones
Obviously unsure of the concept, the inestimable Jimmy Jones can’t decide which tool to use after a heavy Ward’s Island snowfall.
Porthole
Freezing snow clings to the wonderful (yet inaccessible) old wooden doors on the Ongiara in 2007.
Schoolbus Snowfall
Kids trudge to the schoolbus through heavy snow at Hanlan’s Point after ice conditions shut down the Ward’s dock.
Ice Shrine
A winter storm turns a single lightbulb on a pole into a monstrous ice sculpture the size of a minivan.
Crossings
Ice sailing under winter clouds on the frozen inner harbour, as the Ongiara sails past. Click image to view larger.
Porter Painting
Aircraft streak through Toronto’s night sky in a three-hour combined exposure. It certainly looks like there’s been a marked increase in air traffic since this similar image taken back in March.
Dangerous Love
HMCS Montréal, a Halifax-class frigate, passes through the eastern gap after Labour Day weekend and the Toronto International Air Show.
Grebe Horns
A lovely horned grebe, migrating through, swims in the inner harbour. Painfully shy, they were absolutely not interested in hanging out with the photographer.
Gala Weekend 2011 – The Women’s Fascinators
Some of the Women’s Fascinator 2011 challengers. Click panorama to view larger.
Gala Weekend 2011 – The Fire
Special thanks to Sam for taking over duties as Fire Master this year. Willa managed to summon the spirit of the bonfire, you can see it looking back at her in image #5.
Handoff to Houston
Space shuttle Atlantis clears the tower on the final launch of the space shuttle program, STS-135. Once clear of the tower, control is transferred from the Kennedy Space Centre to Mission Control in Houston for the duration of the flight.
One Foggy Night II
The Toronto skyline floats in the sky, sandwiched between dense cloud and fog, in 2008. Click image to view larger.
Gimpy
Another view of this three-legged painted turtle from 2006. What happened to its leg is still a mystery, but subsequent sightings in later years proves that it’s doing just fine.
Sitting Pretty II
The “Doughnut Peahen”, who lived wild on the Island for at least two years, sits on a branch near Doughnut Island. Where she came from is a mystery, neither the IYC nor the farm ever reported any missing.
Revealed Heronry
The skull of a great blue heron, time-worn and well weathered, shows off the distinctive heron shape, with a long beak for catching fish in shallow waters.
