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”Verily”, as a traditionalist in matters linguistic, any word found in Shakespeare, John Donne, Archbishop Cranmer or the King James Version of the Bible passes muster for me. To my surprise, however, “unbeknownst“ doesn’t qualify for that distinction. According to Google, its first known...

Vita on the Lake.... with swan by the pond. (Actually, there are two swans, but the second is mostly obscured by the first.)

A walk in the park on a spring day...

Will the closing down of Greyhound Bus services in Canada affect the usage of the bus terminal in this complex? I presume it is used primarily by GO Buses and that will doubtless continue. Is the terminal also used by Ontario Northland services? Thanks. PS. I am saddened by the closing of...

Sad, sad news. May his family and friends find strength for the hard days ahead.

You can’t see it from this angle but the bill was actually yellow. I have the Audubon Society app on my cell and because of that specifically checked the bill. I also think the neck was too long for a snowy egret. I am no expert by any means so I may we’ll be mistaken.

I think that is a Great Egret in the foreground of this photo. I have seen one in previous years but this is the first sighting of this season. I have never seen a pair of these, however. On the other hand, my favourite winter visitors, buffleheads, have obviously flown north.

No sunbathers were disturbed in the making of these photographs. I think that’s a Great Egret in the foreground of the second photo.

Vita, from several days ago. Mrs. 67 tells me that there was a couple on a balcony on the left enjoying the springtime sun, either starkers or very nearly so. When I raised my phone to frame the shot of Vita, they bounced inside quickly to avoid me. I was completely oblivious. I apologize...

Whinging is what you do if your mother makes you eat mushy peas and bangers.

Do you have a link for the new design? I can’t seem to locate it. Thanks in advance.

I can’t claim to know “what makes good cities and architecture.“ I’m still working it out. That isn’t an indirect slam against Mercenary, just a statement about myself. It’s not that I have no experience of urban life, having lived in cities famed for their beauty and on the other end of...

Morning rush hour, 7:55 AM, March 22, 2021, Lake Shore eastbound at Park Lawn, traffic waiting at a red light. Yes, it will get worse as (I hope) COVID decreases and as Vita etc fill in. and I think there are a number of measures that will have to be carried through to deal with a project the...

The Star article claims, “At those times, it’s common to see cars backed up for hours in both directions on the Lake Shore and Gardiner Expressway, as well as offshoots like Park Lawn Rd.” This is a very considerablle exaggeration. Of course there is some typical urban congestion at rush hour...

From the neighbourhood on the Equinox... Vita is in the centre of the photo.

Back to the conversation about “iconic” sites for a moment... The obvious problem in discussing this is that there is no standard definition of an iconic structure. But let me propose a working definition that might bear some thought. An iconic building or site is the focus of a view that can...

From the west side of Mimico Creek...

What are the implications of this for those whose Agreements to purchase have been “terminated”. Will they get any of their down paymentS back? Thanks in advance.

Any UT folks who follow these things may justifiably be tired of this shot but, to be truthful, I am not really photographing the skyline. I’m taking pictures of the light. I thought the light was interesting as the storm was sweeping in from the west today. It was raining in Humber Bay already...

Night’s candles are burnt out and jocond day stands tiptoe on the city’s building tops... My apologies to Old Will, but Toronto has a distinct shortage of misty mountain tops.