No hugs, no handshakes, no meals in restaurants, no concerts, no theatre, no sporting events, for the children – no school and on and on.
And no CNE. The “Ex” is postponed. I have a great fondness for the CNE and have probably attended every year since my birth. Starting at the tender age of 13, I began working there as a musician — some of it so long ago that I was in orchestras accompanying Vera Lynn and the Jackson 5 back when Michael Jackson was about 9 years old.
As we near the usual CNE time of year, I visited the grounds and here are some images of it. No crowds, no candy floss, no rides, no, no, no.
Princes’ GatesGoddess of Winged VictorySunflowerRock PigeonFirehallformer North Bandshellformer International BuildingDufferin GatesBarnyard Grass (Echinochloa muricata)Horse-chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum)former Government of Ontario Buildingformer Government of Ontario BuildingEnglish Oak acornsWayfaring Tree (Viburnum lantana)Crab ApplesCrab ApplesScadding Cabinformer Ontario Placeformer Tea HouseMonarch RosesRosesAsian BeetlesAsian BeetlesRoseCabbage White ButterflyCabbage White Butterfly Shriners’ Peace Memorial Shriners’ Peace MemorialRing-billed GullMonarch on appropriately named Butterfly BushMonarch on appropriately named Butterfly BushBandshellBMO FieldBMO FieldBMO FieldLondon Plane (Platanus hybrida)Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera)Hop-hornbeam (Ostrya virginiana)Food Buildingformer Music BuildingPress Buildingformer Horticultural Building domeWind TurbineCommon Sow-thistle (Sonchus oleraceus)Cone Flowersformer Automotive BuildingEnercare CentreHorse BuildingPrinces’ Gates
NATURE POETRY
O’er the meadows all rosy and wide, Where a lyric of flowers Is sweet-sung to the frolicking hours, And the merry buds letter the foot-steps of tip-toeing showers – L.M. Montgomery
