Toronto in the Summer

One of the great things about living in Toronto is that there is so much to see and photograph. 

This summer has been no exception.

Between High Park, Colonel Samuel Smith Park, Gairlock Gardens, Muskoka and Mountsberg, I've managed to find Cherry blossoms, foxes, beavers, wolf cubs, goslings, raptors and other interesting aves.

Check them out. 

Torrance Barrens Dark Sky Reserve

So I've definitely been enjoying the summer...
...and being out and about taking photos
...and not processing and posting them
Time to change that.
The first destination was Torrance Barrens Dark Sky Reserve.
We headed out hoping to catch some star trails...
...but instead, caught the clouds rolling in at dusk, which hid the spectacle.
I did manage to get a few sunset pics, as well as a bug or two...
I've updated the following galleries with images from Torrance:
Landscapes
Insecta
Flora
Other Fauna
Enjoy!

One Down, One to Go

My second last gallery from the Finland trip is up.
Laitila & Malko
The two towns where my grandparents are from.
Enjoy

Images are Up

Ah, a weekend to relax, breath...
...and update the galleries.
The images from my West Africa trip are up.
And I've expanded and updated the rest of my galleries.
Check them out.

Image Update!

So I actually updated my image galleries for my Thunder Bay trip.
Updated are the Mammalia, Landmarks & Landscapes, Automobilia, Flora, Insecta, Aves, Waterfowl, Other Fauna, Sculpture Portraits and Other galleries.
I've also updated my flickr with some more picture sets.
Expect even more updates on both my webpage and flickr soon.

Finally

Finally updated the Waterfowl, Flora, Featured Images and the Landmarks & Landscapes galleries.

Late Spring Brings...

Wow, its been a busy couple of weeks.



In there was a trip to the Royal Botanical Gardens for their tulip festival, a trip to the Peterborough Zoo, the birth of seven cygnets, the arrival of eight goslings, a trip to Muskoka, a couple old mills and some ghost towns.



Expect some related gallery updates shortly.

Centennial Park Conservatory

I headed over to the Centennial Park Conservatory today to test out the new macro lens as well as see which flowers are in bloom.



I should be adding a few pictures to the Flora gallery over the next few days.

Clean up

So I updated the Flora, Other Fauna & Sculpture Portraits galleries with a few pictures from this past summer.

Centennial Park Conservatory

With a rainy weekend upon me, I decided to take my photo hunt indoors and visited the Centennial Park Conservatory. Images from the outing have been added to the Flora and Other Fauna galleries.

Garden Blitz

This weekend was a great one for finding and photographing fauna. In the back of my mind I knew it would be one of the last critter catching weekends of the season, as the cold will be setting in, the little guys will be disappearing and I will be shifting my focus to fall landscapes. With the end of the season in mind, I finished my final garden blitz, visiting four gardens and parks over the long weekend: James Gardens, Driftwood Park, Kariya Park, and Edwards Gardens / the Toronto Botanical Garden.

New images from the weekend have been put up in the Insecta, Flora and Aves galleries.

Royal Botanical Gardens

It was a gorgeous sunny day today which was great considering I intended to spend it outside at the Royal Botanical Gardens. I was keenly enthusiastic to wander through the gardens as they hosted three separate art exhibits: Earth Art, Sound Art, and the one that peaked my interest, ScuptArt. I managed to view pieces from each exhibit as I toured the RGB Centre, Laking Garden, Hendrie Park and the Rock Garden.