Friday, August 23, 2024

22 August 2024 Toronto: Humber Bay Park West


Since the eastern part of the park in under major construction we decided to visit the western side.  We made it out to a point of sorts where there was a park bench just waiting for us.  We watched the jet skis, paddle boards, sailboats and birdlife from this bench and three or four others throughout the park.  then we took the trolly all the way to the roundabout where we disembarked.  Four firetrucks passed us by while we were waiting for the trolly and we started to worry if it was going to show up.  We only had a balance of twenty cents so we had to recharge our cards, get the dry cleaning and some tasty bread.  Olive loaf sliced for us fresh.  The mushroom tapenade worked wonders on this bread. We have continued with our after dinner stroll and we saw the skyline all lit up.  It was lit, as the kids say. 


Dogs from  the balcony


Dogs along the walk


Hairy caterpillars 


Song of the cardinal


Juvenile blackbird


Female Redwing Blackbird


Swan time


Cardinal


Humber Bay Butterfly Habitate


The plan for the park including a storm water storage plan


The leaning bridge of Toronto


Calm waters


Wild skies


Red tailed hawk hunting


A bench that we were proud to sit on


Big weeping willows


Black Squirrel in its habitat


Out to the lake


Big bee


Big tower


Big song


Another bench!


One brave paddleboarder


Just a speck


The little sailboats


All part of the trail system


All part of the eat and drink local plan


Her Highness agrees!


One single panel of glass was aligned with us tonight and reflected the setting sun


Got the golden light


Got the golden dog


Got to paddle


We had to get out of the way


As 25 runners advanced upon us


We hit the sweet spot 


A Hawk 


Looking at all the tasty bits 


Red Tailed Hawk




It has been 2 years and 78 days since we began our Migration