While my car was in for servicing, I wandered about alleys near Eastern Avenue and Carlaw Avenue.
In my early adulthood I worked in downtown Toronto and became interested in the plants that grow in little laneways and out-of-the-way streets. Until the pandemic, I regularly led walks into these places and have a great fondness for them.
MYSTERY PLANT
At the conclusion of the post, I will identify it.
Some botany:
Some birds:
TODAY’S MYSTERY PLANT
Garlic Mustard is in the top five of invasive species in our area.
MAILBAG
Thanks to Yvette Matyas for these fine Green-winged Teal photos:
NATURE POETRY
Oh, how fresh the wind is blowing!
See! The sky is bright and clear,
Oh, how green the grass is growing!
April! April! Are you here? – Dora R. Goodale (1866–1953)
Miles Hearn