#cycled around Brampton and Caledon in #Ontario much of it hilly Escarpment. Such a beautiful area, with rolling countryside. A short GO Train trip away from #Toronto to Mount Pleasant station. This area, and many more like it around #Toronto like a ring, area […] [Original post on mstdn.ca]

Went of #cycle trip in Brampton / Caledon. First time on the GO #Train with its #bicycle carriage. Really great!!! The view from the #Escarpment was spectacular. The climb up not so much, plus detours around the area. Stopped at a local cidery, Spirit Tree. A […] [Original post on mstdn.ca]

Went for a #cycle today. Took the Go commuter train from #Toronto to Brampton (Mount Pleasant). Cycled to the Bad Lands, saw the little Brampton airport. Much of the rail trail in Caledon was detoured, so had to climb more hills than I thought. It's all #Escarpment […] [Original post on mstdn.ca]

#topoli today's ride for bike lanes on Eglinton. #cycle #bike

Still lots of boats in #toronto This is from the marina at Tommy Thompson Park.

Saw three king #birds at #toronto Tommy Thompson Park today #nature

Lots of #birds still in #toronto Tommy Thompson Park Today I mainly saw butterflies but did see a good range of birds

Odd looking #plane flying into #toronto island airport Billy Bishop.

A little cooler today at Tommy Thompson Park in #toronto. Lots of boats in the water, though that will thin out by the end of September. The Hearn power station was being exceptionally loud today, not sure who.

A #swan at #toronto Tommy Thompson Park with the old Hern generating station in the background.

Amongst all the monarch butterflies today in #toronto at Tommy Thompson Park was this little crescent. #nature #butterfly

So many monarch #butterflies in #toronto Leslie Street, Tommy Thompson Park, today. The are feasting on all the fields of golden rod. 1 monarch every 10 meters, it felt like. #monarchbutterfly #butterfly #nature

Posting a few more pictures from last weeks #cycle tour. Went through Harriston #Ontario https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/759088940#map=17/43.912804/-80.869921 I might have had York ice-cream, as a kid, I don't remember, but the brand has long been defunct […] [Original post on mstdn.ca]

Being from #Toronto, I only get out into the #rural areas of #Ontario when I #cycle tour. Here I've stayed, last week, at a small family farm, that had cows. I think part of the rural/urban divide in Ontario started in the 1960s when all the rail was pulled out […] [Original post on mstdn.ca]

I was #cycle touring last week and saw this little old school house just outside of Palmerston #Ontario The Ontario government closed all of these in the early 1960s, with the idea of building new large schools, with many amenities, such as music rooms and science […] [Original post on mstdn.ca]

#cycled through Palmerston #ontario https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/60831127 A great little historic train museum. It's sad how many train lines got pulled out of Southern Ontario, it could have been a whole different province, nicer with better transportation options. #biketooter #trains

Wellington County #ontario https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/2064392#map=8/43.487/-80.046 Now getting between Lake Ontario and Lake Huron, so midpoint is flat and windy. Also not much around, as we are well past the Greater Toronto Area. Very rural.

With all the bus tourists in Elora, #ontario I guess they put in some very nice public toilets. We need these more places. https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/11012955632

Cycled through Elora, #ontario along the Grand River https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/773641401 It's a nice touristy town, but is it busy in the off season?

This is the #Guelph to #Goderich #rail trail in Elmira #G2G I like #cycling flat old rail trails, but also sad that in southern #Ontario so many rails got torn out. The province could have functioned so much better if these got kept in and maintained for passenger […] [Original post on mstdn.ca]

I liked walking around Elmira #ontario there were very few fences between properties. Does anybody know if the town has some by-laws to keep it looking nice and uncluttered?

Being away from #toronto #ontario an in Elmira I got to see a hot air balloon. I don't think you can see these in the GTA anymore with all the flight paths.

In Elmira and the surrounding region there are lots of little stands that use the honour system to pay. This one was interesting. A sourdough bread cabinet in town. #ontario

Stopped to pick up a lunch treat for latter in the day at Elmira donuts #ontario This place is beside a Home Hardware store. Home Hardware started in St. Jacobs #cycling #bicycle #biketooter

Because I don't care about calories when cycle touring. The Indian restaurant in Elmira #ontario was delicious.

Nice little local, each person with a stake in the business gets a handmade personalized clay mug. You get to find cool little establishments when cycle touring. #ontario #biketooter

The good thing about cycling near Kitchener is that this is a Mennonite area so cars pay more attention to slower vehicles. These dirt roads use the large gravel size I feel, making cycle 3%? less efficient. You get to feel ever pebble you hit with your front tire. #ontario #onpoli

This is the cute little train station at St. Jacob's Market, a historic #train takes you here. It's nice cycling from the Kitchener train station to here, good cycling trails in Kitchener. #onpoli #ontario #trains

The good thing about taking a #bike to the terminal station is that you don't have to rush to get the #bicycle off the #train I don't understand why we can't get level boarding, and you need to drop down over 30cm. This is the Kitchener GO Station in #Ontario that […] [Original post on mstdn.ca]

Getting ready to start my 2025 #bicycle #bike tour #toronto #ontario #biketooter

I hate taking my bike on GO Trains. You only get 10 minutes from the time the platform is announced, to make it up to the the train. That means fighting to use the lone elevator, with a touring #bicycle with the other passengers trying to use it, for a train of […] [Original post on mstdn.ca]

Swallowtail at the #allotment #garden #toronto

Dahlias at the #allotment #garden #toronto It's hard getting the right colour in a photograph of how red they are.

#bee on #sunflower at the #allotment #garden #toronto Almost perfect camouflage.

Sunflowers at the #allotment #garden #toronto

Facebook reminded me an astronomical cake I got from my friends 10 years ago: #cake #astronomy #jupiter #baking

The @torontotoday.ca article was updated after receiving a statement from a City of Toronto spokesperson that clarifies the city’s intention to move ahead with Eglinton Avenue West bike lane construction pending the Eglinton LRT opening. Even so, we #BikeTO folks must stay vigilant. #TOpoli #ONpoli

#bike touring Elmville #ontario near Nottawasaga Bay, Georgian Bay, Lake Huron. #canada

As @graphicmatt.com pointed out in today's column, Doug Ford's plan to force public servants back to the office full time in January is not supported by data. A trend also noted with #BikeTO lanes, Therme megaspa, safe injection sites, highways, etc. #TOpoli #ONpoli www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

The City of Toronto's decision to pause eglintonTOday because of Bill 212 is an unacceptable setback for the #BikeTO community! We need to fight this decision, as well as call on the Ford government to reveal their approval criteria NOW! #shame #TOpoli #ONpoli www.torontotoday.ca/local/city-h...

Does anybody know the #history of these textured bricks. I occasionally see them. Like here on the 1930s municipal building in Meaford #Ontario #Canada Though a homely looking building, it was constructed during the Depresson. The square windows were an inovation […] [Original post on mstdn.ca]

A large knitted? schematic diagram for of an NES at the Owen Sound art gallery #ontario #art #electronics

Using the rail trail near Owen Sound #ontario that also doubles as a snowmobile trail in the winter. #bike #cycle #bicycle

Old derelict tractor. Anybody know what model? Rural #ontario #vintage

Old iron kettle. Should I get one? How do you stop it from rusting and not taste of oil?

The B&B I'm staying at has a 3d poster of the development of a frog.

Is this 5000 gallons of water or coal? #vintage coal #train at the Palmerston museum in #ontario

#vintage safety glasses. Should they make a stylish comeback?

This is in a #train #Museum yet it clearly has a modern barcode Cool old #vintage #technology a relay that senses vibrations from the #rail track to signal its usage

If I had the money I'd buy an old #railcar, live out of it, and have it hitched all across the continent by the different #rail companies. I like #vintage #trains