A City in a Park

A City in a Park.  That's the slogan that's on many of Toronto's park signs.  If you turn your head to the right as you drive over the Mimico Creek Bridge on Bloor Street in Toronto Ontario Canada, this is what you'll see.  It looks like a pastoral rural scene, not a busy city centre.  Yet Toronto is a city of ravines with parks  and also the largest city in Canada.  And this combination makes it a comfortable and pleasant place to live.

Of course I had to pay to park to take this photo, as this is Toronto with its forest of parking meters, but I'd stopped in at Vince's, the little grocery shop, to buy a few things and took advantage of the benefit of all of these worlds at once.


   Where are your favourite parks and scenic landscapes in and about Toronto?  I would love to hear about them...

Hidden Bench This Week

Autumn at Hidden Bench was marvellous in this last week - the third week of October, 2010.  The storm clouds were moving across the horizon to the south of the vineyards, with the full sun shining on the golden foliage.

The signature Hidden Bench label.

Do you have a favourite Niagara Vineyard with a few?  Let me know where you've found wonderful vistas and rolling hills!

Catching Up with Niagara's Harvest

It's a short drive from Toronto to the vineyards of Niagara.  They start in the Grimsby area and continue right to the Niagara River.  These shots were taken in the Grimsby area at Hidden Bench and Angle's Gate wineries.

Autumn in the Music Garden

The Music Garden is located just west of the foot of Spadina at the Toronto Waterfront. Its musical theme is played out in a series of labyrinth paths with complex and beautiful plantings. Yesterday was a splendid day with a beautiful blue sky and golden grasses all rustling in the brisk wind. The first 2 photos are within the Music Garden, and the last is nearer to Bathurst, a natural wetland garden with a special habitat for the Northern Pike (a fish).