This winter has been unusually cold and snowy, at least compared to the trends of the past ten years. I’m not ashamed to admit my preference for winters that lean milder and drier, meaning not snowy. Snowy landscapes are scenic, beautiful, and often nostalgic. Snowy cityscapes can be those things, too, but only for a … Read more
Not every adventure requires travel—some come to you. Yesterday, while I was writing my previous entry about my first solo overnight camping trip last August, the northern portion of what American media—specifically The Weather Channel—were calling Winter Storm Fern dumped between 40 and 60 cm of snow over Toronto. Canadian media don’t have the habit … Read more
September 2023 was one of the warmest and most pleasant Septembers I’ve experienced in southern Ontario. Was it a fluke or a sign of climate change? I’ll leave that debate to climate scientists. It’s always hard saying farewell to our short Canadian summers. As someone who spends more than half the year wearing a coat, … Read more
In January of this year, I started organizing monthly Toronto photowalks as part of my expansion of Exposure Therapy’s hands-on photography education program. The photowalk I hosted last met in The Beaches on the afternoon of September 30th — one week ago today! These photowalks have been reasonably successful at attracting a modest crowd of … Read more
