Spring has sprung...

[shoebox_dw]

...the grass is riz, wonder where my pictures is. Well, wonder no longer, picspam lovers, because the other day Shoemom and I discovered Edwards Gardens, a beautiful civic parkland nestled up in North York. One of those old estates turned public gardens, which just parenthetically I think is a terrific way to maintain your legacy. Not only do you get to be thought of as public-spirited, but also as having really good taste.

Anyway, thanks to dear old Rupert Ed., Torontonians have an absolutely amazing amount of stroll-ready nature, right there below the Ford dealership. Between all the Olde Englishe tidiness and the scampering fauna is created the (slightly unsettling) feeling you've stumbled onto open auditions for the latest Disney feature. Ducks on the pond, squirrels racing through the branches, chipmunks scurrying over rocks, robins and cardinals singing from the eaves and - would you believe - a plump little muskrat trotting busily down the path. I love muskrats; I've never seen anything that looks so much like a stuffed animal of itself.

So between this walk and a couple others, I was inspired to create a little Welcome Spring catalogue: 


 

         

         

        

Comments

[solo-1.livejournal.com]

What lovely pictures - so nice to see flowers again!! Up here in Grey county the snow is basically gone, but the ground is still pretty wet, although the daffodils are making headway.

**Waits excitedly for the Iris to emerge & bloom**

[shoebox2.livejournal.com]

Ooh, yes - I love the little blue flags, the deep colour of them...hmmmmm...[makes mental note for next photo set] Thanks!