Monday, June 20, 2011

3 Km - Grass

Randomly Selected Kilometre Markers
Eastbound on Hwy 407
Sunday, June 19/11


3 Km - Grass
4 Km - Guelph Line
5 Km - Dundas Street
7 Km - Appleby Creek, new housing development
11 Km - Recently ploughed field
14 Km - fallow field
20 Km - Sixth Line
25 Km - Lower Baseline Road
39.5 Km - Financial Drive
49 Km - kids' soccer game
50 Km - Algonquin Power
53 Km - Airport Road
53.5 Km - Mimico Creek
57 Km - large pond/small lake
61.5 Km - Rainbow Creek
62 Km - train trestle over woodland
77 Km - Yonge Street
85 Km - Warden Avenue
90 Km - grass, trees, chain link fence
92 Km - Markham Road
92.5 Km - Rouge River
94 Km - Ninth Line
96 Km - Barn
98 Km - York/Durham Line
100.5 Km - "Aircraft Patrolled" sign
103 Km - field, trees
103.5 Km - Sideline Road
104 Km - thicket, pond
104.5 Km - woodland
105 Km - woodland, Urfe Creek
105.5 Km - barn, Brock Road

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Grey Whale: Surfing

From a book I'd intended to give to a young niece
but have since decided I love
far too much to part with.


Grey Whale: Surfing With Devilfish
Minke Whale: The Camera-Shy Little Rorqual
Sei Whale: The Sprinter
Fin Whale: Asymmetry in the Whale Worlds
Blue Whale: Old Sulphur-Bottom
Humpback Whale: Not-So-Gentle Giant
Bowhead Whale: Skirting the Arctic Ice
Northern Right Whale: Lonely Survivor
Sperm Whale: The Generic Whale
Cuvier's Beaked Whale: Elusive Warrior
Northern Bottlenose Whale: The Flathead
Beluga: Ghostly Screamer
Narwhal: Acoustic Jousting
Long-Finned Pilot Whale: Stranded High and Dry
Killer Whale: Ignoring the Rules
White-Beaked Dolphin: The Squidhound
Atlantic White-sided Dolphin: Water Ballet in the N. Atlantic
Pacific White-sided Dolphin: Playful Pest
Harbour Porpoise: The Puffing Pig
Dall's Porpoise: Hyperactive Speed Demon