Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Toronto trip - Part 2

Having scouted out the area via the Internet before leaving for Toronto, I found the Ernest Thompson Seton Park was not too far away from my hotel. It turned out to be a 50 minute walk and was well worth it. Ernest Thompson Seton was a renowned naturalist, artist and writer and he travelled the ravines of Toronto sketching and observing the wildlife.

Here is a friendly Torontonian that I met during my walk in the park!





Early morning mist.


A Downy Woodpecker along the trail.


One view of the trail.



This photo is rather "busy" but I liked all the patterns and textures of the water and the duck's feathers.




The hot, humid weather and the over-grown vegetation made me feel like I was in the tropics. I was thinking of Egrets when I suddenly spied this Great Blue Heron. It felt magical.





These graffiti messages struck me as poignant and a good use of chalk on concrete.






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3 comments:

  1. AnvilcloudSeptember 9, 2010 at 7:18 AM

    Everybody gets heron pictures except me! :)

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 9, 2010 at 12:39 PM

    A lovely post! Herons are amazing birds. I don't like most graffiti but fine these acceptable! Flighty xx

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  3. DorisSeptember 10, 2010 at 9:22 PM

    Hi AC: Well - wait until part 3 when herons will be featured predominantly!
    Hi Flighty: I agree about graffiti in general but like these (especially for the message and also because they can just be washed off without any damage). :-)

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