….happy birthday Sarah and happy anniversary Andrea and Josie
Wordless Wednesday – February 10, 2021
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Category Archives: High Park
Sunday Trees – February 7, 2021
….thanks to Becca Givens who hosts Sunday Trees but is temporarily on pause https://beccagivens.wordpress.com/
Blowing in the Wind
Sunday Trees – January 31, 2021
….Becca Givens is taking a pause from posting on her blog….hope she returns soon
Lighting Up the Path
…thanks to Becky B. for hosting January Squares https://beckybofwinchester.com/2021/01/31/square-up-31/
Can’t believe that this is the last day of the challenge, SquareUp. Becky has done a great job of hosting this challenge and I’m looking forward to the next Square challenge in April.
I have a few more square photos that didn’t make it into to 31 days so I’ll just post them as a bonus. You can interpret them anyway you want….messed up, tangled up, up the road, iced up, dried up, etc.
Silent Sunday – January 31, 2021
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Half Way Up – January Squares
…thanks to Becky B for hosting January Squares, https://beckybofwinchester.com/2021/01/28/square-up-28/
Yesterday I went back to High Park to get in some more steps. I had to make a delivery to a friend who is in a downtown hospital so I decided to drive home along Bloor St and stop at the park for a quick walk. The walk ended up being a lot longer than I meant it to be and I had to make a decision at some point as to whether take a short cut back to the car or go the long way round. The short cut involved taking that huge stairway up the hill that I posted about near the beginning of this challenge.
In the end I decided to take the stairs. About half way up I stopped to take a picture of my progress. When I finally got to the top of the stairs I counted 90 steps.
Fired Up No More – Day 26
…thanks to Becky B. for hosting January Squares, https://beckybofwinchester.com/2021/01/26/square-up-26/
Thanks goodness that this cannon is no longer operational. It sits in front of Colborne Lodge, the home of the late John Howard who donated his property to the city. It is however a very rare specimen once used to protect the citizens of York. It was manufactured in 1845 and is only one of two or three that can still be found in the city. There is talk of moving it indoors because over the years this brass cannon has been vandalized and a few brass pieces have been removed.
In 1873, the Howards deeded the property to the city for use as a “Public Park for the free use benefit and enjoyment of the citizens of the City of Toronto forever.” The property was 165 acres in size. In 1876, the city purchased another 172 acres to the east and in 1930 they purchased an additional 71 acres to the west, which included Grenadier Pond.
More Upstairs – Jan. 25, 2021
….thanks to Becky B for hosting January Squares, https://xingfumama.blog/2021/01/25/clouding-up/
I climbed up the first set of stairs but I thought twice about taking those steps in the second photo. Instead I opted to walk up the road a little further down the path.
Sunday Trees – January 24, 2021
…thanks to Becca Givens for hosting Sunday Trees
This copper beach has so much character and texture I had to show you some close-ups of its beautiful bark. It appears that Becca Givens is still on a pause. Hopefully she’ll return soon with more of her beautiful photos of trees.
Mama Cormier 