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February 19, 2006
Hello from Toronto - Winter Images - High
Park & the Beaches, Starring the Leuty Lifeguard Station
Well, all throughout January we had above average temperatures.
Now it's mid February and winter has arrived. For the last few days
we have officially had a "winter weather warning" which,
among other things, alerts homeless people to come in from the cold
and seek refuge in indoor shelters. So that means it's pretty cold
out there.
Inspired by my experiences last
weekend in Ottawa I decided to venture out on this freezing
winter day and try to go skating again. I tried to sort of replicate
the wonderful outdoor skating experience that I had a week ago on
the Rideau Canal.
Metal sculpture with the Grenadier Cafe in the background
I called my buddy Gary and we planned to go skating on Grenadier
Pond in High Park. When we got there we realized that maybe we were
not going to skate there after all. There were "No Skating,
No Access" signs everywhere, and half the pond didn't seem
to be very frozen at all. There was one lonely skater out there,
but for the sake of safety we decided to give this skating adventure
a pass.
We made the best of it and did a nice brisk winter walk all through
High Park and had a nice drink at the Grenadier Cafe and Restaurant.
Then we headed off in separate directions and I did get another
30 minutes of outdoor skating in at the Kew Gardens Rink in the
Beaches.
A frozen Maple Leaf in front of Grenadier Pond
After I put my street boots back on I went for a little photographic
hunt and the Leuty Lifeguard Station is always a welcome motif for
a hobby photographer like me. Even during the winter Toronto can
offer some pretty photogenic spots.....
A half frozen pond
Reminds me of a wheatfield in the summer
A lonely bench & "No skating, no access"
"Warm & cold"
The lovely children's adventure playground in High Park
The Leuty Lifeguard Station
Frozen shoreline
Boarded up and closed for the winter
Ominous clouds hang over the city
Little action on the boardwalk
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