Change, Every Time.
Why is there no word for the chemical reaction, that small joy triggered each & every time the seasons change?
I am:
25. Awkward. Aloof.
I live in:
Toronto, ON
I work as a:
Heritage Planner
I adventure with:
Bismarck (Lab/Husky/Trouble)
Good Friends (Oldest, Dearest)
New Friends (Maybe you?)
I read a lot of:
Science Fiction
Travel Adventure
Food Science
Trail Guides
Email:
lauren.r.archer@gmail.com
Twitter:
@laurenarcher
Why is there no word for the chemical reaction, that small joy triggered each & every time the seasons change?
Although the food building at the Ex is mostly famous for its donut hamburgers, one dollar sausages, beaver tails and deep fried cola, I also found these naturally gluten-free vegetarian tofu cold spring rolls at the thai food booth for only two dollars. They were each bigger than my face. Lets just leave it at that.
Also: Sports.
So I decided I would investigate a few fellow dog owner reports of a dog park at Cherry Beach. I'm fairly attached to the west end of Toronto: I don't travel east of Yonge very often out of convenience, however, I am sucker for the promise of waterfront, sailboats & clean leash-free beaches, no matter how treacherous the journey.
(It was a fine journey with a lovely end result. The dog beach at Cherry Beach was full of friendly folks and friendly dogs and it was exceedingly spacious. I recommend it if you live nearby, or are looking for new digs for your dog to roam in Toronto.)
Based entirely on a google map of the Port Lands I also attempted to take Bismarck to Tommy Thompson Park located at the end of the Leslie Street Split, but discovered at the gates that we were unwelcome. Note for incoming googlers: there are no dogs allowed at Tommy Thomson Park, for a list of very good reasons that mostly involve scaring waterfowl.
I would like one of these, please.
Finding a place to go swimming is a goal of any given summer weekend.
So far so good.
Their Go Ontario! bar is new, and made entirely of Ontario grown/cultivated foodstuffs! If you like Ontario honey, oats, cherries, cranberries and apples you'll love this. (Hint: I do.)
From their website: "The Go Ontario! bar is not only made of Ontario grown ingredients, every single part of the process also starts and ends in Ontario. From the printing wrappers and boxes to the manufacturing facility to the graphic design firm, every aspect of this product is 100% Made in Ontario."
Read more here: http://www.goontariobar.ca/
An itty bitty CN Tower dominated Toronto skyline next to a massive every-colour rainbow on a lovely misty day.
Booyah.
Awenda has a beautiful leash-free dog beach! (And Georgian Bay was crisp & clean & cold for swimming.)
Starting in Port Colborne! This makes me awfully homesick.
Hold Fast from Moxie Marlinspike on Vimeo.
Stories of maniac sailors, anarchist castaways, and the voyage of the S/V Pestilence.
There is hardly ever anyone at the leash free dog park at Humber Bay West, I suspect this is because it is at the furthest end of the furthest peninsula & nobody lives nearby.
So I usually just watch swans & sail boats & play fetch & get inspired & such.
And while there is a lot of excellent marine, and a lot of hearty heritage, the act of Canal Days itself, for someone who was born and raised in Port, ends up being much more like a yearly celebration of life and friends and family than anything else.
This year was no exception.
I've been reading a lot about sailing lately. (Starting shortly after getting my first taste of sailing earlier this summer, and hopefully leading to more sailing in the near future.)
And the Gibraltar Point Lighthouse. This is important. The oldest existing lighthouse on the Great Lakes (1808!) & the second oldest in all of Canada.
Still shocked that I made it home at all.