Follow The Creek

 

This sign is posted along Philosopher's Walk and gives a bit of history about the buried creek that still runs beneath it. The creek was buried in the 1800s but the shape of its path still exists in the shape of the walk.

Taking part in Signs2. Click HERE to see more signs from around the world. 

Dull Days

 This shot was taken on January 5 and shows what a dull winter we have been having so far with only a couple days of sunshine and a couple of mornings with a bit of snow. The snow may have changed things by the time this gets published since I post a few days in advance.

A Buried Creek

 Garrison Creek is one of several now buried creeks that run through the city down to Lake Ontario. There are quite a few of these plaques inset in sidewalks along its route to remind us about what is running below our feet. As the city grew these creeks were slowly covered over and the water was diverted into pipes. Garrison Creek's route ran through many of the parks in the west side of downtown such as Christie Pits Park and Trinity Bellwoods Park.

More Mystery

A few weeks ago I showed you a person washing what appeared to be plastic bags in a creek.  Well, I spotted another person doing the same thing in the creek with an even bigger pile of bags. When finished they carry them back to their vehicles and leave. It is a real mystery as to why they would be washing out bags. We don't have plastic bags in the stores anymore here.

Along A Creek

 This was taken a few days before I took the shot of the Maple tree which I showed yesterday. I had gone down by a local creek hoping to see some colour change but had no luck. I still like watching the water flowing by anyway.

Summer Creek

I thought I would post a summer view of Black Creek before all the leaves start changing as we head into fall & then the dreaded winter. I will have to go back as the leaves start to change here.

The Path

After crossing the bridge in yesterday's post you find yourself in a totally natural environment in contrast to the grassy park on the other side. This is what this whole area around Black Creek was like when I was a kid and there were no busy roads and no bridge over the creek. It was an area where we all went looking for turtles and frogs and other neat things. Times change. 

Bridge Over Back Creek

 The same day as I took the shot in yesterday's post I stopped at the park by Black Creek which I showed you a few weeks ago. It is such a refreshing spot on a muggy day like we get here. The shadows from the trees make it feel so cool. This time I crossed the bridge which you can see in the middle of the shot. I'll show you the other side tomorrow.

Black Creek

This is Black Creek which meanders through the west end of the city, in some areas quite wild and in some quite cultivated and controlled.  This where yesterday's Damselfly was flitting around with all its friends. It was such a cool spot on a hot muggy day.