Urban Parks

[Shortsighted]

 Charline had a clever idea. I wish I knew what that was like. I’m not so obtuse though as to squander a good idea when I actually identify one, but instead savvy enough to elaborate upon it. She imagined curating a portfolio of B&W photographs of Ontario provincial parks and then compounded this brilliant idea with an additional notion that she could present it on this forum as a version of contest without a winning prize. Even her creativity has it limits.
 
 I thought that I would honour that idea with a rather lame version of the same concept using B&W photos of local urban parks to see if my photos could allow identification of the parks, or hot spots. This may not work, which firmly places me in familiar territory but I’ll give it a try, two photos at a time.

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[cabz]

Great pics.  Second one is Cranberry Marsh??  Have not been there for a few years.  Opposite end of the known universe!!!!!  It the ruddy traffic that partly hinders adventuring out that way!!!!

[Shortsighted]

That's a negatory good buddy. #2 is not Cranberry Marsh but I do agree that the traffic everywhere is one of a list of deterrents to visiting these sites more often, even without taking into consideration the carbon footprint. Remember when they said "leave nothing but footprints" as the responsible way to explore? Now we need to consider even those footprints, if they are carbon-based.

Hint: #1 is fed by a very well-known water course that has been in the news over the years vis-a-vis pollution, contaminated soil, housing projects and it sits on what was once an essential industry for a growing Toronto. Awe-shucks, I gave it away.

Hint: #2 is probably more out your way and if it wasn't for that fact I would visit it more often. Did someone mentioned traffic?

[Dr. John]

First one looks like Evergreen Brickworks.

[Bird Brain]

#2 reminds me of Rattray Marsh but I haven't been there for a long time.   

[Shortsighted]

Doctor, doctor, read all about it, you got a bad case of knowing your stuff. Yes indeed, the pond/wetland was taken near the Evergreen Brickworks.  As for image #2, it looks a lot like Rattray marsh because it is Rattray marsh. Is it too far away from you that you haven't visited the park in years? Are you just not into seeing rats in a tray. See, these are a lot easier than Provincial Parks.
Please find two more below:


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#4

[Bird Brain]

Shortsighted ... I used to live a lot closer to Rattray Marsh.  Now I walk to Kariya Park and Riverwood, occasionally Zonta Park.

[Bird Brain]

#3: Grenadier Pond - High Park, Toronto.

#4: Scarborough Bluffs - Bluffer's Park.

[Shortsighted]

Grenadier Pond is not the location. The featured site is much farther east. Bluffer's Park is, of course, absolutely correct. Like no other. I'll add a couple more later because right now I'm making dinner and therefore don't have the time to look for something.

[Bird Brain]

right now I'm making dinner.

What are you making?

[Shortsighted]

Making a rich General Tao stir fry while listening to Rich Terfry on CBC: Smoked tofu, red onions, Shitake mushrooms, snow peas, broccoli, roasted eggplant, hot peppers, red peppers, bamboo shoots, yams. Usually I'll make Basmati rice too but I started too late for that. I don't eat meat anymore. Also cut out dairy.

[Bird Brain]

stir fry

Now I'm hungry! 

Still trying to figure out #3, wondering how much further East this park is

[Shortsighted]

Considerably farther east than Bluffer's Park, although there are still small bluffs still further east than the featured site. As you can see on the photo there is a beach and there is a wetland behind the camera.


Looking in the other direction of #3

[Charline]

Egret flied over Rouge Beach wetland? Good catch!

[Shortsighted]

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