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Beware! Nature Ahead
What do you do on a gray rainy day when you’re feeling dark and gloomy? Well, if you’re like I was yesterday, you’d spend it overdosing on jelly beans while watching CraveTV. I preferred not to have a repeat of … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Around Toronto, Nature, Outdoor Stuff
Tagged #TOtrails, Glen Stewart Ravine, humour, mood booster, nature, Toronto
133 Comments
Changing Seasons: Where’s The Warm Weather?
What is it about the month of May? Suddenly EVERYTHING seems to be happening at the same time and demanding attention – yard work, family events, and a score of distracting activities that are infinitely more entertaining than chores around … Continue reading
Water, Water, Everywhere
The big news story right now in Eastern Canada is the weather. We’ve been having a lot of it – mostly of the monsoon-like rain variety – and that’s been translating into flooding. A lot of it. The Toronto area has … Continue reading
Posted in Around Toronto, Nature, Outdoor Stuff, Random Stuff, The Changing Seasons
Tagged flooding, nature, Rouge Park, The Changing Seasons, too much rain, Toronto, wild weather
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Spring’s April Appearance
The month of April is almost at a close and I’m already in full anticipation of May ahead. April turned out to be crazy busy in all the ways that are good …. making plans, starting new things, exploring, and watching … Continue reading
Finding *Extra* In The Ordinary
Have you ever woken up in the morning feeling grouchy for no apparent reason? That’s my world today as I nurse my coffee and a simmering growl. There’s no particular explanation for it – I slept well and I feel rested. There … Continue reading
Posted in Active Lifestyle, Attitude, Musings, Nature, Outdoor Stuff, Random Stuff, Things I Like
Tagged Attitude adjustment, beaver lodge, Beaver Valley, Bruce Trail, Explore Ontario, farm country, hiking, looking for reasons to smile, Outdoors, Rouge National Urban Park, silos, Trans-Canada Trail
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The Journey Has Started
A few weeks ago I wrote a post about our plan to tackle the Trans-Canada Trail – a 21,000 km epic adventure that will likely take at least a decade for us to complete. I was overwhelmed by the interest, … Continue reading
Posted in Active Lifestyle, Adventure, Nature, Outdoor Stuff, Random Stuff, Travel
Tagged active lifestyle, An epic journey, The Great Trail, Trans-Canada Trail
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Winds Of Change Are Blowing
I’ve never been a fan of the month of March. I’ve whined in the past about Mother Nature being on a month-long grouch-fest at this time of year, but this March I decided to embrace a different attitude. March is a month … Continue reading
An Epic Journey
No one has ever suggested I plan too small, but this time even I am in awe of the adventure we are about to undertake. “We” includes my long-time friend and hiking partner, Helen. Since our retirement 6 years ago, … Continue reading
Filler February
We’re closing in on the end of the shortest month of the year and it’s time for February’s version of Changing Seasons. I know it’s been said by many people before me, but the best part of February is the … Continue reading
It’s A Struggle
For the past couple of days I’ve been browsing through my photo library looking for inspiration for a story. Anything. … but I’ve been coming up with nothing. What do you do when the most creative thing you can come … Continue reading
