Greenfinch aerobatics at the garden feeder.
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Two turkey vultures with outstretched wings perched on a branch against a bright blue sky, showcasing their dark feathers and red heads.

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"I'm Batman"

"No, I'm Batman!"

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Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #WingsOpenNotFlying

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Late afternoon calm
#photography
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Magenta cyclamens and green leaves. Aweathered wooden border on the soil is partially visible. Camera: iPhone SE (1st Generation). March 2022. A neighbor's front yard.

Bright are the stars that shine
Dark is the sky
I know this love of mine
Will never die - Lennon & McCartney.

#MagentaMonday
#dailyflowers 🌱
#flowerreport
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Motion blur.. The image can be described as a vibrant and abstract depiction of a vertical column of light. Dominated by warm colors, including intense yellows, oranges, and reds, with a bright white core. Dark, indistinct shapes at the bottom ground the fiery column.

What a waste my life would be without all the beautiful mistakes I've made. 🧡
― Alice Bag

This is what happens when you take a night photo of a tree in a park and don't hold your phone steady as instructed. Surprising result of a mistake. 🙃

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A close-up of a yellow dahlia. Camera: iPhone 15 Pro. July 2025. Town and Country Village.

"Now the sun begins to swing down. Under the peach-light,...
...I climb, I backtrack.
I float.
I ramble my way home."
- Mary Oliver.

Wishing you a lovely evening and Wednesday!

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A lovely yellow dahlia from Summer 2025.

Standing on top of a hill looking south at the eventual outflow into Highland Creek.

The opening of the ponds outflow at the Highland Creek.

Finally we reach the end of this short meander.

Standing on top of the slight hill thru witch the outflow pipe flows under into the Highland Creek.

Thanks for joining in on this short #RavineRamble

That's it for today.

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The dammed outflow of the pond

Outflow of the pond.

This pond drains out into the West Highland Creek. It is dammed at its southern end as can be seen in pics below.

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Looking south across the pond

Looking east across the pond.

Finally we reach the 2nd pond, the bigger of the two ponds.

It too is forzen over, but also like all Toronto ponds, it too has its danger signs clearly posted.

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Trees, some of them quiet old line the former banks.

The former creek is home to a new tree.

On its was south to the 2nd pond, the big one, the banks are lined by older trees.

Trees possibly leftover from when this meander was still a part of the creek.

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Reeds and ice give away the creeks former course

Even in deep snow the reeds guide the way

The reeds like the creek mark a sharp turn south

The creek bed flows eastward before marking a sharp turn south towards the current West Highland Creek alignment.

The entire area is populated with Cat Tail reeds. It is impressive that no invasive Phragmites has taken hold here.

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Two willows on either bank mark the confluence of two bodies of water

A small creek emerges from under the snow from the north of the meander

Two water channels meet.

As the meander bends eastward, Willow trees again mark water.

This time a confluence of the meander with another smaller creek.

The water here flows freely.

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Skirting the edge of the pond, a distinct outline of reeds can be seen growing around the creek.

The 1st pond is the smaller of the two. And like all ponds in the city its accompanied with a Danger sign.

As we trek further north, we approach the 1st of the two ponds that occupy the former creek bed.

From now on cat tail reeds mark the course of the creek, making it easier to follow.

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First signs of the former creek appear from below the deep snow.

Water carving its way thru a shallow depression below the snow.

Obvious signs of fresh flowing water.

About 10-15 feet east of the willow tree, first signs of the creek emerge.

Flowing ground water forming a channel under the snow. The water here is flowing steadily under all the white stuff.

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Looking north along the former path of the West Highland Creek. Nothing is to be seen of its old course.

A willow stands near fhe former banks of the creek.

Looking north from creek, little evidence of any meander can be seen.

But a distant willow tree give clues to ground water.

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Former golf course bridge over the rerouted creek channel. The bridge is now fenced off and off limits, its not seen use since the 1970s when the golf club was sold to the city and the south part of the property was sold off.

Time to get to the creek itself.

@metroscapes.ca & I have discussed the terrible naming convention around her.

I believe this is the West branch of West Highland Creek.

Starting north of the creek east of the abandoned bridge.

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Scenes From Tam O’Shanter Consider this a sequel. Or, maybe a prequel. Whatever the case, if Wishing Well Acres is  the Sullivan in Tam O’Shanter-Sullivan, here’s the Tam O’Shanter part. We begin at Aginco…

I've previously mentioned a great write up on this area's history by @bobgeorgiouto.bsky.social

BTW If you're not following @bobgeorgiouto.bsky.social on here, you should really be following Bob on here.

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If you're curious to where this is exactly, see map below to Tam O'Shanter Golf course.

Do note in the previous posts photos the course changes of the creek over the years.

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2020 - Recent aerial view of the sight with the U shaped meander left in the golf course. Note the two ponds now exist the area, fed by ground water and a possible small creek originating north of here.

1977 - Around this time the West Highland Creek was rerouted and channeled from it's previous course, which was also a series of channels that appear to be done for farming. In Red can be seen the new rerouting of the creek.

1965- At this time the meander was still a part of the West Highland Creek and it van be seen taking a sharp turn north, most of this seems to all been dug and straightened at some point in time. Few natural curves in the river flow.

1939 - earliest aerial photos of the area, all of this is farm land. The meander can be seen in yellow. Still lots of straight lines. The creek had been channeled in some way for over a hundred years.

Time for another #RavineRamble.

This time a short little jaunt to see a former part of West Highland Creek. One of the few pieces of the original riverbed left north of Highway 401, located in a golf course

Come and join along

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Bit late to the party but here's a few of my fluffy contenders.
Young House Sparrow, Firecrest, Gannet fighting the wind, Moorhen youngster.
#BirdOfTheDay theme is #RuffledFeathers, birds with feathers out of place #birds #photography #EastCoatKin

A close up of a purple-petalled hellebore with yellow centre in a green leafy border. Camera: iPhone 15 Pro

Our friend Shantha just posted in this week’s
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekHforHs
and said she was scouring her album for blooms beginning with H. I said it must be a hellebore. Awful joke but it reminded me I only had to go into my garden.

#MagentaMonday
#flowerreport
#bloomscrolling
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An orange and pink Erin Rachel hibiscus with raindrops on the petals. Green leaves and soil are also visible. Camera: iPhone 15 Pro. November 2025. My garden.

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekHforHs
Hibiscus from my garden. Last year.
This is a fun challenge - I am going through my album and identifying the flowers whose names begin with H that I hadn't posted!

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Male house sparrow perched among a tangle of dry, twiggy stems, partially framed by faded flower heads. He is shown in side profile, his grey crown and rich chestnut nape catching warm golden light. The distinctive black bib on his throat contrasts with his pale grey cheek and buff underparts. His brown and black streaked wings are neatly folded, showing layered feathers edged in warm tones. The background is softly blurred green, making the sparrow stand out sharply against the delicate, sunlit branches.

My cohost Rob @robcrank68.bsky.social has said today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #RuffledFeathers, birds with feathers out of place, the Alt theme is #Brown, birds who have brown feathers. I’m going with #brown feathers I think. The camo king #Sparrow #birds #photography #EastCoatKin

A Metro Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority station. (MARTA)
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The erosion control Gibson baskets slowly collapse into the water as Crescent town looms over the ravine.

As always an obligatory snowshoe shot.

The creek emerges in the shadow of Crescent Town building complex, a 1970's massive tower community that dominates the skyline.

The creek itself fights containment, eroding the Gibson baskets & wanting freedom.

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Incase you're unfamiliar with the area, see google map link below.

I grew up in this area and this ravine has been a part of my childhood, it's always good to come home to a familiar place.

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Taylor Creek emerging from under Victoria Park Ave. On the east side of the tunnel is Dentonia Park Golf Course

Like all underpasses in the city, graffiti is the order of the day.

The weather is heating up & deep snow is very much a limited time offer. So its time for another #RavineRamble Nordic edition, this time following Taylor Creek between Victoria Park Ave & O'Connor Bridge.

Come and join along

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The #Ferrilcaril wooden and iron heritage train dating from 1913 from Palma to Soller, #Mallorca, #Majorca. The ride takes about an hour up through beautiful mountain scenery and past almond trees that were in bloom.
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