The one hour CBC program on the ‘Nature of Things’ concerning the history of, and the present state of Tommy Thompson Park, aka ‘The Spit’, was over all too quickly, although I was glad I didn’t need to endure any more of those commercial interruptions that seem to go on-and-on. By the time the actual documentary resumed I had almost forgotten why I tuned in to begin with.
The segment of the program reviewing the creation of the spit and the contentious plans for the landfill was certainly an appropriate introduction and created some nostalgia, for sure.
The aerial views of the spit always seem so removed from the impression I get from the ground. The trek to the tip of the spit seems to be a trivial travail when viewed from the air but that same journey translates differently when done on foot with the burden of a backpack and camera.
There was not enough video showing the different parts of the park. Too much attention was directed at the cormorant problem.
The cells were barely mentioned and the wet woods not at all. They started to mention the fauna but there it ended.
No mention of the rarities and accidental visitors. Unless I missed it there was no speculations offered for the possible future of the spit.
