Crystal Beach in Autumn

Despite being a very grey day, colours abound in the lakeside community of Crystal Beach, in probably one of the most underrated corners of the province. Although bustling in summer, yesterday's stroll was very quiet, but for the occasional car or rush of wind through the trees.

Photos taken at various locations in Crystal Beach (Fort Erie), Ontario on October 29, 2011.

Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue

AMT Train bound for Vaudreuil

Entrance to the pedestrian bridge to Ile-Perrot

Rue Sainte-Anne

Kelso Park

Pink House on Rue Saint-Pierre

Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue Canal National Historic Site
(linking the St. Lawrence River to Lake of Two Mountains)

STM Route 211 bus John Abbott College

The Road To Toronto

AMT Rail Station Stairway

Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue Presbyterian Church

Underpass

Photos taken at the Queen Street Subway and/or the Dufferin Street Jog-Killer in Toronto, Ontario on November 19, 2010

Zum Zum Zum

Photos of the new Zum BRT service in Brampton, Ontario, on opening day September 20, 2010.

Redeye

Taken from the upper-deck of Megabus DD42455 in Toronto, Ontario on June 15, 2010.

The Most Comfortable TTC Bus EVER

Photos of the new TTC Mobile Command Centre (Fleet Number TTC1) taken at the Commissioners Street "Lakeshore" Complex in Toronto, Ontario on May 23, 2010.

(Rail) Road Trip

Photos taken on Highway 7, Markham; Unionville GO Station (2, 3), somewhere between Mount Joy and Stouffville GO Stations (4), the skies above Lincolnville GO Station (5), Toronto Street, Uxbridge (6), Reach Street, Uxbridge (7), the University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Oshawa (8) and off the Main Street bridge over the CN Kingston Subdivision, Toronto, Ontario (9) on Tuesday, September 16, 2008.

BLUE SKY!!!!

Now then.... these photos don't really have much artistic value, but are included here to illustrate that out of 8 days on the road, a two-hour pit-stop in downtown Ottawa provided the ONLY 2 hours of sunshine of the entire trip! This is not an exaggeration. Oh wait, sorry..... there was about a half-hour on PEI on Tuesday before the misty rains descended upon us yet again.

Oh well.... at least we weren't camping.

Photos taken in Ottawa, Ontario on Sunday, August 9, 2008

95 Days 'Til.....

The good boys and girls at GO Transit would like to wish you, the riding public, a most un-PC greeting in advance of the approaching, yet still mighty distant, Holiday season.

...and to all, a good night!

Taken (with a rather crappy camera-phone) on Friday, September 21 at the Finch GO Terminal, Toronto, Ontario.

One Woman's Shelter

In a world where most people dress for comfort, it was somewhat of a thrill to see a woman glammed up at lunch hour. To see them stand sensually while doing something as mundane as waiting for their bus was too good an opportunity not to capture.

Taken Thursday, August 23rd, 2007, in Richmond Hill, Ontario

Vacation v.2007.1.2 - East End Toronto

First shot taken from across the CN Kingston Subdivision tracks toward the TTC Greenwood Yard. Second shot taken from the waiting area of the Lakeshore/Leslie Loblaws, in the east end of Toronto, Ontario, on Saturday, June 16, 2007.

Viva La Nightmare!

What a nightmare yesterday was! The snow 'bomb' that hit the Toronto area on Thursday created an ugly scene on and near Yonge Street and Highway 7 in Richmond Hill. Normally, YRT's VIVA bus service provides a quick, comfortable ride across Highway 7 and up and down Yonge, however yesterday, those slick, modern, sexy buses earned another adjective: USELESS.

Now the 40-foot AG330 VanHools were just fine, however the articulated, 60-foot AG300's were stuck on even the slightest of inclines, wheels spinning, going nowhere fast. A trip from Commerce Valley Drive and Highway 7 to Finch Station, normally a 25 minute trip, took over 2 hours last night.

Blame it on the weather, but the bus was already nowhere.

End rant. Here are some shots from VIVA's Day 1 back in 2005. Note the utter lack of snow.