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Biidaasige Park – Waiting for Sunset

Way to go City of Toronto (correction: Waterfront Toronto)! The new section of the park is even nicer than the first part! There’s even a set of public washrooms.

It’s lovely to see so many people out in the park – many waiting for the sunset. We gave up and backtracked to take more pics and make our way home.

  • Ducks on a log in the Don
  • Yellow coneflower? Maybe a future painting
  • Skyline view
  • Monarchs
  • Red Admiral on Boneset (possibly)
  • The native plantings are incredible
  • Public washrooms, oh my
  • The Atlas Crane from the former Marine Terminal 35 (first in operation in 1961) – read more about the crane
  • Val has pics of this crane (on film) from 30 years ago
  • This park is the perfect combination of nature and industry that Val loves
  • Public art at the lake
  • We waited for the sunset
  • Looking back on the skyline
  • Rocks on rocks
  • Good night, moon
Ms. G
August 16, 2026
Out and About, photography, summer
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Crosstown LRT First Ride

Finally!! We didn’t mean to do this today but ended up checking out the new LRT. Strangely, we started at Bloor and Dufferin, took the 29 north to Fairbank Station, travelled eastbound to Kennedy, then back home via line 2.

Val’s connection to the LRT has finally come full circle. Back in June 2013 he was at the launch of the western tunnel boring machine because he, along with five or six others, had won a competition to name the machines: Don Humber. A few photos from that day SO far back show the depth of the tunnel (now evident from the long escalators going down to the stations), Val with the TMB, and his scratchy signature.

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Ms. G
February 14, 2026
Out and About
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