Posted on May 7, 2009 by Laura
I rode my bike 16 km (10 miles) today through Mount Pleasant Cemetery, along the Beltline, and down the ravine in the Cedarvale Park. It was a lovely day — a bit of sunshine, warmth, some cloud and cool breezes. I enjoyed today’s ride and managed to take a terrible photo of what I think [...]
Filed under: Critters, Cycling, Photos, Toronto, Training | Tagged: animal dens, Baltimore orioles, Beltline, bicycles, bike riding, birds, Cedarvale Park, Critters, Cycling, Don River Trail, photography, ravines, Toronto, YPG photo contest | Leave a Comment »
Posted on April 11, 2009 by Laura
I had a fun Good Friday. Lunch at Swatow’s, iced Doubleshot at Starbucks’ (or Starbies as I like to call it — I’ve spent enough money there to feel like I’m entitled to give the place a nickname), then a quick streetcar ride to the Beaches where I bought the worst tasting bag of chips [...]
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Posted on April 10, 2009 by Laura
So this is the first batch of Easter eggs I’ve ever dyed. And I mean on my own, rather than say the eggs I dyed as a kid with supervision from a mature adult.
They’re not bad. I am missing some kind of dying trick because they are rather pale eggs. I followed the directions on [...]
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Posted on March 30, 2009 by Laura
The majority of the snow has melted.
The Don and Humber rivers are flowing like mad towards the lake.
I rode my bike a full month earlier than last year, and exactly 4 months after putting my bike away for winter. I’ve racked up 90 km already.
This past Sunday I rode to the beach in the east end [...]
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Posted on March 2, 2009 by Laura
Winter. I hate it. I have such a hard time being interesting or interested in the world around me from November thru March. That’s why I haven’t written much here lately. Sorry but snow, gale speed winds, snow, and ice covered sidewalks, and snow really do a number on my creative forces.
I took this picture [...]
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Posted on December 19, 2008 by Laura
Somebody at Schmap.com saw a photo I took recently of the finally re-opened and renovated Art Gallery of Ontario, and liked it enough to include it in their recent Toronto edition.
Neato!
So I can say I am kind of like a published photographer.
And yes, I do have the page bookmarked on my Ipod Touch.
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Posted on December 18, 2008 by Laura
Go on, laugh.
Feel better?
Story regarding tree starts now:
So my apartment is a small two room plus kitchen, bathroom, and a few closets. Not miniature by any stretch, but it’s a challenge to fit a full sized Christmas tree (whether it’s real or plastic) for the season, as well as to store decorations and the tree [...]
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Posted on December 17, 2008 by Laura
Freddy is my mom’s cat and she tells me all the time how ferocious he is. She claims he bites, scratches, and generally mauls her several times a day. What mom doesn’t say is how she loves to tease and tickle him until he responds with many bites and those swell kangaroo cat kicks. Ouch, [...]
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Posted on September 6, 2008 by Laura
And I’m going to ride past 1326 km this week.
That’s only an average of 13.57 km every day from tomorrow until next Saturday. No sweat, I’ve ridden that in week this summer.
Last year it took me from April until December 2007 to ride 1326 km. That’ll mean I have another 3 month to ride my [...]
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Posted on August 12, 2008 by Laura
I had a great day with Tracy wandering about Kensington Market yesterday. We managed a quick catch up on 20 years of missed experiences, had lunch, pie, and took photos of a car filled with plants and dirt and a couple of cats. We both posted photos to our Facebook pages and the conclusion I’ve [...]
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