A wild apple tree (Malus domestica) explodes into bloom at Ashbridge’s Bay, April 20, 2010. © BCP 2010 The days keep warming up and the joys of spring keep unfolding. It’s as perfect (and how wonderful that it’s so early) a spring as I’ve ever witnessed. Today I’m posting several shots of one lone wild […]
It may be drizzling out — that’s a good thing, I think! — but a couple of days ago, when the sun was shining brightly, I went down to the beach and took a few pictures of the new life that is springing forth. The pussy willow native to North America is Salix discolor. Before its […]
Have you started to sneeze yet? Just asking (hoping no) because our local silver maples (Acer saccharinum) are in full bloom. One of the northeast’s three native maples, according to several sources I checked, the silver is the earliest flowering plant to bloom in our area. Botanists call it monoecious, meaning it has both male […]
So much for the recession. There’s still a building boom going on in Toronto, and it’s not just swanky condos for humans. Above is a picture I took a weekend ago at Tommy Thompson Park, near the metal footbridge about halfway out to the lighthouse. If you look closely at the trees in the photo, […]
Big thrill today, with the sighting of a raptor hunting in Humber Bay Park East. This lovely red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) wasn’t very skittish, and allowed me to get quite close, as you can see from the photo. While I did keep very still and quiet while I watched him, he seemed quite unconcerned as he […]
