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Category: The outdoors

Hiking, camping, canoeing – if it’s an outdoor adventure, it should be under this heading

Corporation Fellows’ Gaudy

Photos from the last Massey College high table dinner of the year: Corporation Fellows’ Gaudy 2013.

Kindly take note of the ice in the pond.

Author MilanPosted on 2013-03-22Categories Daily updates, Photography, The outdoors, TorontoLeave a comment on Corporation Fellows’ Gaudy

Waning days of summer

Author MilanPosted on 2012-09-092012-09-10Categories Photo of the day, The outdoors, TorontoLeave a comment on Waning days of summer

American kestrel

Falco sparverius

Author MilanPosted on 2012-08-272012-08-27Categories Photography, The outdoors1 Comment on American kestrel

one walk home

Author MilanPosted on 2012-08-172012-08-17Categories Photo essays, The outdoors, TorontoLeave a comment on one walk home

Lightning strike maps

I had had a look at the lightning strike maps for North America, since Toronto has been in the middle of an intense electrical storm for about an hour.

The US and Canadian maps are pretty dramatic:

Current Canadian and US maps are always available online.

Author MilanPosted on 2012-07-25Categories Canada, Daily updates, Geek stuff, Science, The outdoors2 Comments on Lightning strike maps

WWF Northern Gateway pipeline video

The World Wildlife Fund has put together a beautiful video showing some of what would be put at risk by the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline:

For more information see: Canadiansforgreatbear.ca

Author MilanPosted on 2012-06-182012-06-21Categories Canada, Economics, Politics, The environment, The outdoors12 Comments on WWF Northern Gateway pipeline video

Whirlybirds

Some helicopter seeds I saw the other day

Can anyone identify the specific plant?

Author MilanPosted on 2012-05-25Categories Photography, The outdoorsLeave a comment on Whirlybirds

Scarborough Bluffs

Author MilanPosted on 2012-05-212012-05-18Categories Photo of the day, The outdoors, TorontoLeave a comment on Scarborough Bluffs

Flock of seagulls

Author MilanPosted on 2012-05-192012-05-18Categories Photo of the day, The outdoorsLeave a comment on Flock of seagulls

Toronto hexacopter

Walking home from the subway, I met an electrical engineering graduate from Ryerson who built himself a six-rotor radio-controlled flying machine:

Each motor puts out about 250 watts, and the machine is strong enough to lift a couple of kilograms.

The body is made mostly of carbon fibre, and it runs on a lithium polymer battery.

Author MilanPosted on 2012-05-012012-05-01Categories Films and movies, Geek stuff, The outdoors, Toronto10 Comments on Toronto hexacopter

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