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6 Third Street, Ward's Island, Toronto Islands

6 Third St.

6 Third St. rests under a snow load after a February snowfall.

Ice formation, Ward's Island, Toronto Islands

Mother Ship

An ice shelf reaches towards the lake on Ward’s beach.

Special K

Kaya enjoys a balmy day on the ice at Ward’s beach.


Ice coated break wall, Ward's Island, Toronto Islands

Land’s End

Heavy ice coats the rocks on the breakwater at the end of the Eastern gap.

Frost flowers, Eastern Gap, Toronto Islands

Industrial Flora

‘Frost Flowers‘ cover fresh black ice in the Eastern gap, a phenomenon requiring almost complete stillness and cold air.

Gateway

Shattered ice turns Ward’s beach into a glacial moraine, highlighted by a lovely ice arch.


Steam Frost, Ward's Island, Toronto Islands

Steam Frost

Steam coming off of the Eastern gap freezes onto overhanging trees, coating them in a thick layer of frost.

Log Ness Monster entombed in ice, Ward's Island, Toronto Islands

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.

Yawning barred owl, Algonquin Island, Toronto Islands

Barred Yawn

A barred owl interrupts a snooze in the sun to yawn loudly.  Well, as loud as an owl ever is, which is virtually silent.


Fashion shoot in snow, Ward's Island, Toronto Islands

Gaga Beach

You just never know who you’ll meet on Ward’s beach.

Ice floes and clouds, Centre Island, Toronto Islands

Of Ice and Clouds

The sun sets on ice drifting by the Centre side of the boardwalk.

Ongiara in ice, Inner Harbour, Toronto Islands

Boat to Nowhere

Ongiara makes her way across the harbour through the thickest ice seen in years.


X-country skiing, Inner Harbour, Toronto Islands

Lost in the Barrens

A couple skis on the inner harbour in near-whiteout conditions.

William Lyon Mackenzie in ice, Inner Harbour, Toronto Islands

Ice Race

The William Lyon Mackenzie slams past Ongiara, after helping to clear the dock of ice.

Boardwalk closed sign, Centre Island, Toronto Islands

Boardwalk Closed

The ice storm makes the boardwalk treacherous, causing parks to ‘close’ it.


Sundogs over the pier, Centre Island, Toronto Islands

Dog Days

Sundogs appear over the Centre Island pier.

Perfect skating ice, Inner Harbour, Toronto Islands

Skating Rink

Perfect skating ice, all the way to the city.

Swans on ice floe, Ward's Island, Toronto Islands

Swan Lake

Swans nap on an ice floe off of the boardwalk.


Ice covered beach, Ward's Island, Toronto Islands

The Great Wall

The sun rises on Ward’s beach, turned into a wall of ice during the winter of 2013-14.

Ward's beach in winter, Ward's Island, Toronto Islands

Winter Gateway

The sun rises on a snow covered Ward’s Beach.

Wards beach covered in ice, Wards Island, Toronto Islands

Mars Beach

The sun sets on Ward’s beach, unrecognizable under a thick layer of ice more like a glacier than a freshwater beach.


Frozen breakwall, Wards Island, Toronto Islands

World’s End

Ice covers the breakwall at the end of Ward’s beach during the deep freeze of January 2014.

Freezing eastern gap, Ward's Island, Toronto Islands

Eastern Horizons

Heavy ice floats in the eastern gap during high winds in January, 2014.

Second St and Lakeshore Ave, Ward's Island, Toronto Islands

Second & Lakeshore

Surveying the damage at Second St. and Lakeshore Ave. after the ice storm of December 2013.


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