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What’s Growing in Jones Ave. Laneways: August 2021

While waiting for my car to be serviced in the Queen St. east area of Toronto, I had a long walk through many alleys by Jones Ave.

former Anglican church now town houses

MYSTERY BIRD

I will identify it at the end of the post.

Here are some of the plants both weedy and cultivated.

Austrian Pine (Pinus nigra)
Chicory (Cichorium intybus)
Northern Catalpa (Catalpa speciosa)
Trembling Aspen (Populus tremuloides)
Kentucky Coffee Tree (Gymnocladus dioicus)
Apple (Malus)
Autumn-olive (Elaeagnus umbellata)
Field Sow-thistle (Sonchus arvensis)
Trumpet-creeper (Campsis radicans)
Jerusalem Artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus)
Horse-chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum)
Morning-glory (Ipomoea purpurea)
White Mulberry (Morus alba)
Crab Apple (Malus)
Climbing Honeysuckle
Hibiscus flower

MYSTERY BIRD

It was surprising to hear the song of this small reddish-brown bird in such an urban area. It was the only song I heard all morning: a Carolina Wren.

Carolina Wren

QUOTE

Our own heart, and not other men’s opinions, forms our true honor. – Samuel Coleridge

Miles Hearn

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