Friday, July 29, 2022

28 July 2022 Toronto: The Philosopher's Walk




The iconic Ontario "Black Squirrels" have shown their large misshapen heads!  The squirrel colors are quite varied, from all black to black with red tails to the standard grey.  We took the 510 Streetcar north and then walked over to get to Queens park.  There were several large buildings along the walk, many of them part of the University of Toronto.  The Trinity College building housed the school of divinity and of course it was divine.  The Philosophers Walk is a tree lined stroll that runs along a ravine on the campus.  We saw lots of folks enjoying the quiet and feeding the squirrels.  There was a rowdy group of kids doing some sort of group activity, probably part of a summer camp.  The far gate, Alexandria's Gate,  had its own story.  Originally at the Queens Park entrance it was moved twice to its current location.  It was quite large and must have taken a ton of effort to more it and then to move it again.  



Some large construction overtop


We got a church zone


Towers and spires all around


The oldest and most ornate was Trinity College 


Stained glass and all the trappings of a church


Nice patina on the copper roof


A grand old building


Time to philosophize 


The philosophers walk


All black beast


More strolling


Alexandria's Gate


The gate is ornate





It has been 54 days since we began our Migration.