Love the views of Beaches. I spent the tail end of my grad school years living in upper beach (instead of other parts of downtown) and spending as much time as possible in Beaches. It’s been 20 years since I moved to Australia (for real beaches) but still love to visit the area when I get to come back.
me ? lovin the serendipity of you knowing the community so well.. ! Wuz a long & winding road that got me there in the first place, from my feral orphan beginnings & abandonment on Ward’s Island in Toronto Harbour with my big sis - and oddly arrived in the Beaches with a ‘nickname that’s followed me almost 60 years.. Others here in ‘substack have enjoyed the experience too. I have many many surprising ‘tales & hope for many more.. my Son & Family are about to relocate just south of Kingston Road & east of Woodbine Avenue.. a five minute stroll from the primary & junior schools he & future partner Kat attended plus Malvern Collegiate approx 10 minutes - their combined ‘peer group’ is an astonishing phenomena !
.. in th great state of immaculate commotion per John Paul Jones..
‘i’ve not yet begun to beguile ! (just throwin images at the wall.. becuz I can !)
- am planning to ‘layer & collage - superimpose annotations.. am also very interested in ‘photo mapping’ - much of what i’m up to in ‘substack is ‘hyper - runs with the wolves ‘pack rules
So I see the Beaches as ‘a horizontal lamination of Sky Water Shoreline Beach Boardwalk BikePath Parkland Residential Commercial more Residential & seems to me almost a Universal Law - such locations are Unique - & yet not always as ‘civilized & energized so recreationally 🦎🏴☠️🇨🇦
.. you’ve seen so many greatest hits beachside communities .. have you lost count of Surf & Volley & Alpine Crazy communities you’ve thrilled to & you were part of an elite team yourselves & enmeshed in the thrill ? It’s like ‘the circus is in town.. & the wide World of Sportin fanatics are watchin on their screens.. But I call it ‘The Perfection Business..’ It’s ‘LIVE to AIR !🧨! The Balmy is the ancestral home of ‘Paddling & Rugby louts.. high hopes here Dee - this can become a little treasure hunt of what became ‘home base’ the moment it had me - highly recreational & human.. so expect this to be a dynamic hypermedia ‘idea or full twisting faceplant with points for participation eh ..🦎🏴☠️🇨🇦.. with toegrab
you had to see our roller hockey Dee.. Sat & Sun we ruled from oh mebbe 2 to 6 & wound down on Queen Street patios that knew what 8-12 pro level skaters might spend & this without falling down with skates on .. Glory Days.. skates, shorts, sunglasses, hockey gloves & a liquid filled orange or red ball - Beach Rules 4 on 4 - sometimes with goalies or hit metal - 200 feet away was the click of lawn bowling..
about when were you first in Whistler. or Lake Louise .. ? There was a Husky gas station by the Whistler Gondola & parking - back when I wuz a threat to anyone on the hill.. but also had the usual ‘sportin wear n tear & this ‘unweighting was freakshow .. even if just stepping off a curb .. & so ‘learning to ski was uh ‘eventful - My employer owned the BC Lions so was shaggin passes with them. & thinkin of UBC or Simon Fraser for a last year of sportin wet dreams .. but a slide on wet grass put an end to that.. I was a waiter in the hottest Prime Rib Joint in Vancouver ..& the only caucasian on the crew - all Asian & super pro
the water is ice cold aside from the rare sandy shallows - cold & deep - it’s like a small town there.. we played in Rochester too - great town.. & well uh Kodak central ! Ain’t made the Museaum there but really must ! Haha.. my focus is on Grace Bay TCI ! 🦎🏴☠️
The Pacific Ocean on Oregon Coast ranges from 47F to 60F (8C to 15C). Occasionally higher. Looking forward to visiting Toronto and environs sometime in the future. 👍
I mentioned your Post to my son - enroute to another ‘Celebration at the Balmy - for Cameron McCleery - a Production amigo for way many years had passed on. & he’s lived two doors east of us - on the beach as well haha ! My son’s a crack Commercial Editor & ace shooter / sound partner - we yakked with Maj there - another McLeery editor that I’d worked with often & knew Dylan well.. and he oddly enough told Dylan a similar story to yours - choosing to stay ‘Corporate rather than go for Ad Agency or Feature edging with 2 kids under 3 haha ! I did the same when Dylan was 3 & suddenly a single parent with a slight majority of custody - as I’d refused to dislocate him from the community & childhood pals in daycare.. a 5 to 15 minute walk from anywhere in the Beach(es - either term is ‘politically correct btw 🦎🏴☠️
Much of ‘my stuff here - has a ‘marine connection - & as I like to erroneously claim, includes - the ‘meridian - convergence of Lands Seas & Skies - ‘gatherings & not at all a ‘vanishing point haha ! Though I has a sailing tale or two.. One in heavy fog & one about running aground - ie letting a bit too much land into the scenario eh !
Here’s a sample of misc ‘spotlighting I do of other artists - though perhaps you’ve spotted it - or knew of Micky Smith already
I’ve been to Toronto many times and I never thought about it having beaches. One time I drove from thunder bay to Toronto. At one point I was driving down this mountain road and at the end was the great lake with waves coming up almost to the road. At least look like that in perspective. In actuality the water was hitting the beach. It was beautiful!
Love the views of Beaches. I spent the tail end of my grad school years living in upper beach (instead of other parts of downtown) and spending as much time as possible in Beaches. It’s been 20 years since I moved to Australia (for real beaches) but still love to visit the area when I get to come back.
me ? lovin the serendipity of you knowing the community so well.. ! Wuz a long & winding road that got me there in the first place, from my feral orphan beginnings & abandonment on Ward’s Island in Toronto Harbour with my big sis - and oddly arrived in the Beaches with a ‘nickname that’s followed me almost 60 years.. Others here in ‘substack have enjoyed the experience too. I have many many surprising ‘tales & hope for many more.. my Son & Family are about to relocate just south of Kingston Road & east of Woodbine Avenue.. a five minute stroll from the primary & junior schools he & future partner Kat attended plus Malvern Collegiate approx 10 minutes - their combined ‘peer group’ is an astonishing phenomena !
beguiled.
.. in th great state of immaculate commotion per John Paul Jones..
‘i’ve not yet begun to beguile ! (just throwin images at the wall.. becuz I can !)
- am planning to ‘layer & collage - superimpose annotations.. am also very interested in ‘photo mapping’ - much of what i’m up to in ‘substack is ‘hyper - runs with the wolves ‘pack rules
So I see the Beaches as ‘a horizontal lamination of Sky Water Shoreline Beach Boardwalk BikePath Parkland Residential Commercial more Residential & seems to me almost a Universal Law - such locations are Unique - & yet not always as ‘civilized & energized so recreationally 🦎🏴☠️🇨🇦
Profoundly glacial brother 😎
.. you’ve seen so many greatest hits beachside communities .. have you lost count of Surf & Volley & Alpine Crazy communities you’ve thrilled to & you were part of an elite team yourselves & enmeshed in the thrill ? It’s like ‘the circus is in town.. & the wide World of Sportin fanatics are watchin on their screens.. But I call it ‘The Perfection Business..’ It’s ‘LIVE to AIR !🧨! The Balmy is the ancestral home of ‘Paddling & Rugby louts.. high hopes here Dee - this can become a little treasure hunt of what became ‘home base’ the moment it had me - highly recreational & human.. so expect this to be a dynamic hypermedia ‘idea or full twisting faceplant with points for participation eh ..🦎🏴☠️🇨🇦.. with toegrab
Love Toronto BTW—spent a lot of time there near and on the water. Flying out of that little Billy Bishop airport back in the day was classic!!
you had to see our roller hockey Dee.. Sat & Sun we ruled from oh mebbe 2 to 6 & wound down on Queen Street patios that knew what 8-12 pro level skaters might spend & this without falling down with skates on .. Glory Days.. skates, shorts, sunglasses, hockey gloves & a liquid filled orange or red ball - Beach Rules 4 on 4 - sometimes with goalies or hit metal - 200 feet away was the click of lawn bowling..
So cool 😎
about when were you first in Whistler. or Lake Louise .. ? There was a Husky gas station by the Whistler Gondola & parking - back when I wuz a threat to anyone on the hill.. but also had the usual ‘sportin wear n tear & this ‘unweighting was freakshow .. even if just stepping off a curb .. & so ‘learning to ski was uh ‘eventful - My employer owned the BC Lions so was shaggin passes with them. & thinkin of UBC or Simon Fraser for a last year of sportin wet dreams .. but a slide on wet grass put an end to that.. I was a waiter in the hottest Prime Rib Joint in Vancouver ..& the only caucasian on the crew - all Asian & super pro
Every other year 90-‘99 usually one or the other—LL or WB. Then I hit Banff a couple times. Only did World Cup up there for 96-98.
I grew up on Lake ERIE.. We surfed the waves, they really did get tall enough. sometimes 15 foot swells
I never think of beaches on the Great Lakes living on the US west coast. Thanks for the new awareness. 😎
the water is ice cold aside from the rare sandy shallows - cold & deep - it’s like a small town there.. we played in Rochester too - great town.. & well uh Kodak central ! Ain’t made the Museaum there but really must ! Haha.. my focus is on Grace Bay TCI ! 🦎🏴☠️
The Pacific Ocean on Oregon Coast ranges from 47F to 60F (8C to 15C). Occasionally higher. Looking forward to visiting Toronto and environs sometime in the future. 👍
I mentioned your Post to my son - enroute to another ‘Celebration at the Balmy - for Cameron McCleery - a Production amigo for way many years had passed on. & he’s lived two doors east of us - on the beach as well haha ! My son’s a crack Commercial Editor & ace shooter / sound partner - we yakked with Maj there - another McLeery editor that I’d worked with often & knew Dylan well.. and he oddly enough told Dylan a similar story to yours - choosing to stay ‘Corporate rather than go for Ad Agency or Feature edging with 2 kids under 3 haha ! I did the same when Dylan was 3 & suddenly a single parent with a slight majority of custody - as I’d refused to dislocate him from the community & childhood pals in daycare.. a 5 to 15 minute walk from anywhere in the Beach(es - either term is ‘politically correct btw 🦎🏴☠️
Much of ‘my stuff here - has a ‘marine connection - & as I like to erroneously claim, includes - the ‘meridian - convergence of Lands Seas & Skies - ‘gatherings & not at all a ‘vanishing point haha ! Though I has a sailing tale or two.. One in heavy fog & one about running aground - ie letting a bit too much land into the scenario eh !
Here’s a sample of misc ‘spotlighting I do of other artists - though perhaps you’ve spotted it - or knew of Micky Smith already
https://thomasdarcyodonnell.substack.com/p/dark-side-of-the-lens
I’ve been to Toronto many times and I never thought about it having beaches. One time I drove from thunder bay to Toronto. At one point I was driving down this mountain road and at the end was the great lake with waves coming up almost to the road. At least look like that in perspective. In actuality the water was hitting the beach. It was beautiful!