Sugar Beach

Sugar Beach is the newest addition to the publicly accessible shoreline of Lake Ontario in Toronto. According to the City’s promotional literature, it is a “whimsical” new park. Whatever that means.

Defying the laws of gravity: ice spikes

This morning, I decided to verify how much ice there was in the freezer and I discovered -much to my surprise- that a 4.1 cm long spike had developed on one of the ice cubes. Now, there’s something that truly seems to violate the laws of gravity. Water is supposed to fall down, not up!

From Riverdale West to Crothers’ Woods - Walking along the Don Valley

I like nature. No, correct that. I love nature. However, I am also very much a city boy. Living in some distant location, surrounded by nature and no access to the latest and greatest technology is not my idea of a good life. I have often said that I would like to see the wild [...]

Let’s go to the Ex! CP24 Day at the CNE

CP24 Day at the 2010 CNE - Let’s go to the Ex!

On Tuesday, 24 August 2010, it was CP24 Day at the Canadian National Exhibition. CP24 had been broadcasting it the days before the event and since I hadn’t been there in more than a decade, I thought it was a good idea to take [...]