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Toronto Boris
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Local punter, fietser and gadabout of record..

An unapologetic Torontophile.
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First rose of Demember.

#winterTO #rose #winterflowers #snowTO #nature
Frozen roses.
December 1, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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Early morning vistor.

Shoveling the back deck when the local fox decided to come around and tease the dogs.

Luckly no dogs were there to be teased.

#RedFox #foxTO #snowTO #winterTO #UrbanWildlife
November 30, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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First outdoor skate if the winter...

And no matter how many years I've skated, I still feel like Bambi on ice.

#skateTO #winterTO #iceskating #snowTO
November 29, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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Pape Avenue pedestrian bridge over the GO tracks.

A rather large structure to allow people to cross the disjointed sections of Pape Ave.

#pedestrianbridge #infrastructure #Toronto
GO train passing under On the bridge
November 25, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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Santa's here!!!!

The parade is a Toronto tradition.

#SantaClauseParade #Santa #Toronto
November 23, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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Sweet baby Jesus, literal nightmare fuel.

I thought Rev has long disappeared & crawled back to the pits of hell from whence it came.

This stuff was ubiquitous in high school, ruined many a good time it attempted to create.

Now thanks to Ford, its back & on gas station shelves

#highschoolmemories
Literal nightmare fuel...
November 22, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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Its 11pm on Firday night in the east end of Toronto.

That only means 1 thing. Johnnys Hamburgers is packed.

A rather quant suburban relic of a fast food burger joint that still persists. A welcome relic of a forlorn era of suburban bliss.

#JohnnysHambugers #fastfood #Scarborough #Toronto #diner
Local legend, Johnny's Hamburgers. A Vic Park and Sheppard staple since 1967.
November 22, 2025 at 3:55 AM
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A literal row of bollards (over 2 dozen) for no apparent reason line a very short stretch of Victoria Park Ave.

And they're all vintage pre-amalgamation Metro Toronto stock.

#praisethebollard #Toronto #vintage @worldbollardassoc.bsky.social #bollard
November 18, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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That's MBT..
November 17, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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This is your mandatory AJ Ouellette appreciation post.

#CFL #GreyCup #CanadianFootball @sickoscommittee.org @jm539581.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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Finally the outflow surfaces as a pipe at the bank of the West Don River.

That is it for this ramble, thanks for joining in.

#RavineRambles #ravinerambler #DonValleyRover #EastCoastKin #DonValey #lovetheravines #SetonPonds
November 16, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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Front this point to the Don River the outflow runs dry and underground. Not more water is to be seen.

#RavineRambles #ravinerambler #DonValleyRover #EastCoastKin #DonValey #lovetheravines #SetonPonds
November 16, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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On the south/west corner of the ponds we come to a more recent construction.

#RavineRambles #ravinerambler #DonValleyRover #EastCoastKin #DonValey #lovetheravines #SetonPonds
New viewing area The culvert that leads to the river View north into the pond.
November 16, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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As we circle around the ponds towards the river, we exit the fenced off area and get the first view of the Disc Golf Course.

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Like all fencing.. It will be cut. Looking down hole 14 of the ET Seton Disc Golf Course.
November 16, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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The view from the viewing platform.

Its still feels sturdy, but I couldn't recommend spending any time on this structure.

#RavineRambles #ravinerambler #DonValleyRover #EastCoastKin #DonValey #lovetheravines #SetonPonds
A view over the Seton Ponds
November 16, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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But one of the platforms is still here. I'm not sure when it was built (guess 80s). But not open to the public.

@notsmoothsteve.bsky.social @rudydotca.bsky.social @bobgeorgiouto.bsky.social any idea on date?

#RavineRambles #ravinerambler #DonValleyRover #EastCoastKin #DonValey #lovetheravines
More stairs to nowhere. Viewing platform.
November 16, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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Remnants of abandoned ideas lie on the valley floor.

At one point you were welcomed to come down here to look over the ponds.. Now fencing gets in the way.

#RavineRambles #ravinerambler #DonValleyRover #EastCoastKin #DonValey #lovetheravines #SetonPonds
Stairs to nowhere. A decayed and abandoned viewing platform.
November 16, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Looking up Raymond Moriyama's brutalist beauty as it towers over the Don Valley.

#RavineRambles #Lovetheravines #Donvalley #DonValleyRover @shawnmicallef.bsky.social
Looking up at the Science Centre.
November 16, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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We're now closer to the Seton pond, but on the wrong side of the fence.

It seem that the water level are quiet low at the moment. Lots of mud is clearly exposed.

#RavineRambles #ravinerambler #DonValleyRover #EastCoastKin #DonValey #lovetheravines #SetonPonds
Frist close up views of the pond. Looking across the pond, north to Eglinton Ave. The muddy pond bottom is exposed in places.
November 16, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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After clinging onto the Science centre fencing and climbing down the ridge back to the trail, it seems we've come to the missing bridges the sign warned about...

After the massive muddy drop.

#RavineRambles #ravinerambler #DonValleyRover #EastCoastKin #DonValey #lovetheravines #SetonPonds
Rejoining the trail after climbing down the fence. One of two missing trail bridges Another missing trail bridge at the cut fencing under the Science Centre.
November 16, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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The ridge was flanked by two steep drops and it funneled me forwards. As I walked the Science Centre appeared into view.

A brutalist behemoth emerging from amongst the trees.

#RavineRambles #ravinerambler #DonValleyRover #EastCoastKin #DonValey #lovetheravines #SetonPonds
The Science centre towers over the valley. Fencing and the science centre bridge. A long line of fencing in the valley.
November 16, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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After several mins of trying to figure out my options. Without being able to go forwards, backwards, or climb fence onto Science Centre property.

I bushwhacked onto a ridge, steep drops on both sides

#RavineRambles #ravinerambler #DonValleyRover #EastCoastKin #DonValey #lovetheravines #SetonPonds
Hiking on a ridge towards something.. not sure what yet.
November 16, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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And now we have a huge problem.. Like a 30-50 meter drop of a problem..

The trail nosedives down into the valley, and it's steep and it's wet... No climb can be had safely... And I can't go backwards.

#RavineRambles #ravinerambler #DonValleyRover #EastCoastKin #DonValey #lovetheravines #SetonPonds
Steep, wet, muddy drop down into the valley. Sitting stuck, high above the valley.
November 16, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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Frist signs of the Ontario Science Centre encroach on the valley.

And as will all things concrete, no canvas shall be left unmolested by those with spray cans.

#RavineRambles #ravinerambler #DonValleyRover #EastCoastKin #DonValey #lovetheravines #SetonPonds
Graffiti in the valley. The valley and the Science centre meet.
November 16, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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Not long after the sign. The trail takes a dive. Its wet, its slippery & its covered with leaves.

I went ass 1st some 10-15 meter down when I slipped. There was no route backwards now, only forwards.

#RavineRambles #ravinerambler #DonValleyRover #EastCoastKin #DonValey #lovetheravines #SetonPonds
I slipped down this section of the trail.. I attempted to climb back and double back, but it was not possible. Wet leaves and mud are not good for grip. Still high above the valley floor, the Seton Ponds come into view.
November 16, 2025 at 6:37 PM