Modern cars should have a total amount of litres burnt, beside the odometer. #environment
Arthur Gron
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Lives in S. Ontario. Interested in nature, data, everything. [bridged from https://mstdn.ca/@arthurgron on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
@arthurgron For sure! The 4.5m height minimum is often made taller to allow for front loading garbage trucks. The need to place building services - emergency stairwells, elevators, garbage chutes - makes for shallower storefronts which, by North American standards, are un-rentable. I'd argue […]
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Old sections of #Toronto had a good thing. Small storefronts with apartments above. Too bad these are being torn down for large condos with sterile spaces. #architecture #Toronto #Ontario #Topoli #Onpoli
A butterfly enjoying the mid-day sun at the #allotment #garden #Toronto https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/464293658
Some of the pollinators at the #allotment #garden #Toronto https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/464293658
Saw this yellowthroat while hiking near the Glen Huron pond. It is a really pretty bird. It was hiding in the cedar, and would come out for a brief second to examine what I was and why I was stopping. It continuously kept moving, so I had to keep shooting with the […] [Original post on mstdn.ca]
A cardinal flower along the hike today. Nice to see so much colour. It was growing by the Glen Huron pond. https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/936567 #bloomscrolling #Ontario
Saw this little Downy Woodpecker eating from an apple! Hiking the Bruce Trail near Glen Huron, this must have been part of an old farmstead at one point, with lots of old apple trees about. https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/1177239612#map=16/44.35170/-80.19123 #birds #bird #Ontario
Hiking the Mad River side trail, along the Bruce Trail. An 8.6km loop. Lots of great views, and many turkey vultures using the thermals from the Escarpment. https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/1177239612 #Ontario #hiking #Canada
Surprised to see this Indigo Bunting, usually I expect that the like clear open fields. This one was high in a tree, along a forested area. https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/1181189135
Municipal art can be odd, here is a rhino being lifted up by balloons. #Ontario #art https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/415310262
Local histories can be crazy, I saw this plaque and it causally talked about a historic building that just exploded in the 1970s, without any further context. Collingwood is an interesting city, in the 1990s it had to transform as the ship building industry folded […] [Original post on mstdn.ca]
The restored Tremont House, 80 Simcoe Street, Collingwood, Ontario. Built in 1889, beside the railway. Too bad we don't have an extensive railway system in Ontario anymore. Such spots would be great to visit by train. Originally to be demolished and turned to a […] [Original post on mstdn.ca]
Had dinner last night at Poppy's French Bistro, Collingwood, Ontario. It was a wonderful mean; french onion soup, beef stew, and creme brulee. This building was nicely restored. https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/59709584#map=19/44.501347/-80.213239
Got caught up in crazy torrential rain, no visibility at all. People had to pull over to the shoulder. Even that was difficult because you had to guess where the shoulder was, the rain was so bad. This area of Ontario goes get bad storms, it's high up on the […] [Original post on mstdn.ca]
I like the way people try to preserve little bits of local history. Here the local business donated a replica wood cabin, in honour of Mr. Sly that logged the area until the 1920s. Glen Huron, Ontario. Fun things to see hiking along the Bruce Trail […] [Original post on mstdn.ca]
The sumac was absolutely blazing this weekend. Hiked near Glen Huron. https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/1177239612 #Ontario #hike #Canada #bloomscrolling
