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Catharine MacKenzie
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Exploring and enjoying nature (and city stuff)) in Toronto and nearby, hiker, citizen, worker, volunteer, .. other stuff
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Valentine’s Day end-to-end trip east to west on new Line 5. Good experience. Busy but not crowded for first Saturday of service.

#ttc #line5 #eglintoncrosstown
Line 5 LRT arriving at Kennedy Station. A few people wait on the platform. On board new Line 5 LRT. Above ground. Brightly coloured seats and yellow grab bars. End of Line 5 at Mount Dennis station. View from escalator of two LRTs are in the station. A few people on the platform.
February 14, 2026 at 9:45 PM
cmackto.bsky.social
📍Kew Beach #toronto #lakeontario
February 10, 2026 at 1:46 AM
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torontoboris.bsky.social
Its been cold, and its been snowy.. So its time for another Nordic edition of #RavineRambles

Today it's a short one, with two goals:
1) Trace a short creek near Old Cummer Rd
2) Find the old abandoned car

Come and join along

#LoveTheRavines #RavineRambler #DonRover #parksTO #EastCoatKin #winterTO
The former road allotment For Old Cummer Rd. Now a part of the East Don Trail system
February 9, 2026 at 9:42 PM
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Now THIS is what deep freeze over a Great Lake looks like.

Lake Ontario is too big/deep to freeze over, though many protected sections do and have, such as parts of Toronto harbour where people are skating these days. Dawn glow with vapour ghosts - gorgeous.
February 9, 2026 at 1:10 PM
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Dogs and trains.

📍Stephenson Park

#toronto
Snow covered sports field under cloudy night sky. Person with dog and another dog on the field. Lights along bottom of park is a Lakeshore East GO train going by.
February 6, 2026 at 3:56 AM
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📍 Ward’s Island and Gibraltar Point #Toronto
Heavy ice across the shoreline of a beach on Ward’s Island. The morning sun is casting an orange glow over the ice an tree branches. Tommy Thompson Park is visible on the horizon. Looking across the frozen inner harbour of Toronto towards the skyline. A red muskoka chair and picnic table are in the foreground, on the frozen shoreline of Snake Island. A person skating on a frozen patch on beach on Gibraltar Point. Heavy ice across the shoreline of a beach on Ward’s Island. The morning sun is casting an orange glow over the ice an tree branches. Tommy Thompson Park is visible on the horizon.
February 1, 2026 at 7:21 PM
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📍Ashbridges Bay
#Toronto #EastEndTo
View from rocky shore over bay of Lake Ontario to Toronto skyline views. Three smoke stack are in the forefront, one billowing smoke. Blue sky with a few white clouds. A bright cold day in Toronto.
January 31, 2026 at 8:50 PM
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Morning sun.

#toronto
University Avenue streetscape looking south to financial district tower. Sun is out with a few clouds under blue sky. Some snow on the sidewalks.
January 28, 2026 at 10:42 PM
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photoblair.bsky.social
Sun, Snow, Shadow, GO!

#Toronto #GOtrain #NoEdits #Photography
The sun rises above a Toronto bound GO Train while shadows and a dusting of snow are left in its wake
January 28, 2026 at 7:21 PM
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Short cut mostly clear of snow. No skaters today.

📍College Park
Clean path through snow covered plaza. Tall buildings at the end of the path. Pathway through snow covered plaza to skating trail. One person standing near along rink. Tall building, one glass covered reflecting other nearby buildings and smoke stack. Empty skating trail is fenced in with snow in front and beyond. Tall building around plaza.
January 28, 2026 at 12:42 AM
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Ontario Line bridge construction in the Don Valley.

📍Leaside Bridge

#metroxlinx #ontatioline #donvalley
View of large bridge spanning snow covered valley. Path circles through metal fencing with construction equipment beyond. Blue sky with some clouds. Large pile of rocky soil with crane and other construction equipment on top. Dirt road below turns away from the pole toward large bridge span of the Leaside Bridge. Snow and ice covered river banks. Person on other side of the river. Plastic construction fencing on closest side of the river blocking access. Radio towel in above trees in the distance. Temporary bridge on Don River for construction access. Construction equipment visible on other side of the bridge. Small red structures like an outhouse on side rough snow covered road.
January 25, 2026 at 4:10 AM
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📍 Trillium Park, Ontario Place #Toronto
Stretch of frozen water on the Toronto waterfront at sunrise. Orange light is on the horizon above the trees of the Toronto islands and the sky is clear overhead. Snow and thick ice covering large boulders along the shoreline of a Toronto park. Leafless trees line a walking path, and are illuminated in the morning sun. The water is frozen. Heavy ice having off tree branches in a park on the Toronto waterfront, illuminated in the morning sun. The Toronto skyline is in the distance, over a bay of frozen water. Stretch of frozen water on the Toronto waterfront at sunrise. Pale yellow light across the horizon and a few scattered clouds in a blue sky overhead. Snow-covered large rocks are along the shoreline.
January 24, 2026 at 1:51 PM
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Lunch time walk under blue sky.

📍Taylor Creek Park

#donvalley #ParksTO
Snow covered nature trail bordered on one side by wooden slat fencing. Frozen creek is blow. A bridge over the creek is visible
January 23, 2026 at 12:33 AM
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photoblair.bsky.social
Sun And Sub Subway.

#Toronto #DonValley #GOtrain #Photography
A Richmond Hill bound GO train passes beneath the Prince Edward Viaduct, which carries the subway from which this photo was taken. Bayview Avenue and the Don River are on either side of the tracks.
January 21, 2026 at 10:41 AM
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New Year’s Day 2026 at Cherry Beach.
Snow and ice covered waterfront along Lake Ontario. Line of trees before beach with more trees along shoreline to the right. Person in winter coat and hat with dog among trees. Person and trees are throwing shadows with light from cloudy sky behind.
January 2, 2026 at 10:18 PM
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And, finally, from me, the first year of a resurrected river valley & new park just east of Toronto’s skyscrapers has seen an explosion of animal and plant life, from a relative of the puffin to eagles, coyotes & minks www.thestar.com/news/gta/how...
How a resurrected Toronto river led to a flood of flora and fauna not seen in decades
The Don River mouth and Biidaasige Park is giving way to wild and plant life the city has not seen in more than 100 years.
www.thestar.com
December 27, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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©2025, Peter Crock
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📷 Nikon FM
🎞️ Kodak TMax 400
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#35mmfilm #nikonfm #kodaktmax400 #analogphotography #filmphotography #filmisnotdead #blackandwhite #monochrome #nature #toronto
A couple walks along a snowy pathway, with large trees.
December 23, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Bay and Wellesley at 4:58 PM, Dec 16/25.
Busy downtown intersection at colourful sunset. People crossing at crosswalk on green light. Cyclist and cars crossing same intersection. Towers on either side.
December 17, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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Given one of the final bridges needed to complete the East Don Trail (Phase 1) was done last week, I decided to check it out and document some trail conditions along the way. Look forward to riding the full trail in the spring. #BikeTO #TOpoli #VikingBiking www.twowheeledpolitics.ca/2025/12/wint...
Winter Don Trail Riding
A blog about cycling and political advocacy based in Toronto, Canada. (#BikeTO)
www.twowheeledpolitics.ca
December 14, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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Short walk on a messy weather day.
#TOparks #lakeontario #scarboroughbluffs

📍Scarborough Heights Park
Dirt path alongside wooden post and wire fence line. Path is strewn with fall leaves. Brush to the right and left of the path. Path is curving left and water is visible to the Ruth below cloudy sky. Dirt path alongside wooden post and wire fence line. Path is strewn with fall leaves. Several trees with no leaves to right of the path and beyond. Cloudy day. Approaching a wooden fence from grass ly area. Large tree to the left. Lake is visible in distance beyond top of cliffs.
December 1, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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Good morning from the Mount Pleasant area of Brampton. Today I'll be following a pipeline corridor that cuts east-west through the upper middle portion of the city. Gotta head east from the train station, then start north of the Halton Subdivision (GO Transit Kitchener Line). Let's go. #metroscapes
November 23, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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It’s Black Creek
Creek in concrete channel
November 22, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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Taylor Creek hydro trail.

#donvalley #torontoparks
Looking down hillside to dirt train along Hydro line corridor. A single person is walking with a dog.
October 23, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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At the top of the bluffs at Scarborough Heights Park.

#torontoparks #scarborough #lakeontario #torontowaterfront
Narrow dirt path in short grass within a meadow. Walking towards trees in fall colour. Forest floor under covered in fall leaves. Trees in partial fall colour. Appears to be a path rounding a corner. Looking between trees over bluffs to Scarbrough Bluffs park below and Lake Ontario. Close-up of many aster flowers in bloom against leaves,
October 20, 2025 at 1:34 AM
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Near the bridge at Leaside Park.

#donvalley #torontoparks
Looking through the several Reese from grass lawn to three visible muskoka chairs facing line of stoped cars and a bus. Behind in distance is Toronto skyline and CN tower.
October 17, 2025 at 1:00 AM