Happy Victoria Day!
Happy 2 4 long weekend.
More correctly, I hope that you had a good weekend!
This blog post is the result of a walk through Mt. Pleasant cemetery, down the ravine behind Yonge Street that goes under St. Clair East and the Summerhill railway bridge. After crossing Mt. Pleasant Road, take the right at the fork in the path to go uphill on Milkman Lane. This brings you out of the ravine close to Glen Road. Follow Glen Road south to Sherbourne subway station.
below: Lots of shades of red, green, and yellow in the cemetery.
I will dedicate this post to the man that I met on the path near the St. Clair bridge. He had many questions about the path and where it went. He was in awe that such a place existed in the city and was so excited to find it. He couldn’t linger though because he was on a break from work.
below: Blossoms on an Arnolds crab apple tree, Malus X Arnoldiana (the tree had a label, cemetery)
below: Dense clusters of fragile pink and white petals on a Japanese Flowering Cherry Prunus Serrulata.
below: The chains of humankind? Or something creepier? Please don’t put anything like this on my tombstone regardless of what they symbolism might be!
below: It was very quiet and surprisingly green on the path. I had procrastinated about walking in the ravines because I didn’t think that spring was far enough along. Surprise! Spring has sprung very quickly – the leaves have been popping out all over the place. May is a fantastic month – everything comes alive so quickly.
below: Walking on Park Drive, under Glen Road, following the Yellow Creek.
below: It looks like a throne under the bridge!
below: Yellow Creek, near St. Clair.
below: Wildlife!
below: Fungi growing out of a rotting log on the forest floor.
below: Mushrooms of a more colourful variety
below: Under St. Clair.
below: I didn’t see any real ones that day. You can spot this one close to Sherbourne subway station.
Bring on summer!
as I walk Toronto 
I love that walk! And this time of year is just perfect.
When should we walk together!?
I love living in a city that has so much gorgeous green space – and Mount Pleasant Cemetery is a treasure to walk through at any time of year.
There is a lot of symbolism in graveyard statues and monuments – but this one with bound hands is certainly one of the oddest I’ve ever seen. I did a quick search and although I could find several references to hands bound together, I couldn’t find any explanation.
Great pictures of the blossoms. This is such a pretty time of year to take photos. So much colour!