The farmhouse is still buried under snow and ice while spring has sprung here in Toronto, farther south and closer to the lake. And so a photo essay on the signs of spring - human, flora and feathered fauna in the Don River Valley.
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| The metal "detecters" are out |
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| Buried treasure? |
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| A fence festooned with DSV, the invasive Dog Strangling Vine |
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| Each DSV seed head has burst open laying the ground for this season's infestation |
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| Scylla hasn't seen the light. The ice in the tunnel under the railway track looks like primordial concrete! |
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| Dealing with fallout from the Dec. 22 ice storm |
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| Moving the debris for chipping |
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| The arborists, back on the road again, after rowing across the river to reach the west bank |
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| Scum caught in the relatively stagnant "ditch" between the DVP and the bike path |
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| Ducks gathering on a sandbar in the sun beside the fast-moving swollen Don River |
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| A Red winged Blackbird, the first harbinger of spring |
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| The valley is filled with the distinctive call of Red winged Blackbirds |
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| Spring is really underway when the Robins arrive |
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Trees stripped of their foliage reveal bird nests
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| A home of another sort on the bank of the river |
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| Another invasive, Japanese Knotweed, which won't stay downtrodden long |
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| Garlic Mustard, yet another invasive species to our woods and forests |
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| Stinging Nettle, a biennial native to many parts of the world, including North America |
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| Some welcome colour in the monochromatic landscape, a Highbush Cranberry with its red berries |
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| And a stunning stand of Red Osier Dogwood |
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| Back in Riverdale Park East squirrel nests are visible in many of the big hardwoods |
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