I captured this photo (actually, several photos that are sort of stitched together) of this brilliant and double rainbow over Toronto harbour after having made my way down to Sugar Beach from the World Pride festivities. It was one of the brightest ones I had seen in a long time. It followed several heavy, but short, downpours just moments prior that turned the water from a serene mirror to crashing waves, and ripped tree branches off.
I saw a couple of guys ice fishing on Bronte Creek. (One of them was camera shy.) I’d never walked on the ice over a body of water before, so I thought I would say hi to them. They assured me that the ice was safe, given that the very cold winter created two feet thick ice (strong enough for a car to drive on).
I ended up walking along the harbour from the boat launch ramp to the Lakeshore Road bridge.
Along the way I found that there was a rink. It looks like a really cool place to play hockey.
One ice fisher thought it might be a fun idea to take a photo of me ice fishing, even though I was somewhat underdressed with my bare hands and running shoes.
This morning, when I was in the kitchen making breakfast, I heard something that sounded a lot like the eavestrough falling apart. I looked out the kitchen’s side window and saw a squirrel crawling up and down its screen. It traveled around the house checking out almost all of them. I took out my phone and waited for it to climb again. Sure enough, that squirrel did not disappoint. That’s when I took this photo. I have no idea why it acted crazy, but it finally settled down and left.
By Union Station I sat down and yawned.
Sure, this bike has it’s problems, but I’m confident a little elbow grease and knowledge could make a weekend project out of it.
Sure, the gears have minor rust and several zebra mussels, but what neglected bike doesn’t?
The seat post also has its problems. But the seat still looks good enough for use with a quick wipe. Half-way there?
OK, I admit that the sprockets do need some sanding, zebra mussel removal and the installation of spokes. But once that’s done, you only need to straighten out the warped rim. Easy! Then you have a beautifully restored bike with a great story.
The High Park Zoo was busy. It was still fun.
There were many llamas. These above were the unlucky ones — they ate only hay.
The one above and three more were eating the Big Macs — pellets. Plenty of llama slime on people’s hands.
The highland cattle seemed indifferent to passersby.
The yaks had much the same attitude as the highland cattle.
I guess this is as good as it gets for a caged animal. The bison still looks mean even when it’s relaxing in the sun.
The mountain goats were friendly.
A wallaby in the distance. They are related to kangaroos.
For some reason, every reindeer had just one antler.
Mouflon sheep are native to Europe, especially Sardinia and Corsica.
Halton Regional Police Service’s Marine Unit has already launched its boat for the 2013 boating season — well before any other boat.
