Walk: Sat. June 18 @ Tim's

Exploring Toronto's parklands on foot... or feet

For those doing 16K on Saturday, the consensus so far seems to be a 7 am start. Just in case you skimmed over that little detail, that's another half hour earlier than our latest early start. Yawn. Got it?

Those not doing the long route can start later if you please. That way, we are more likely to meet up for a coffee at the end of our trail.

In the quest for different routes, we are heading for the Belt Line trail via Riverdale and Rosedale. This will also give us experience on trail surfaces and (in a tiny voice) hills. The 16K turnaround is a little hard to pinpoint due to the lack of landmarks. When you go under the railway bridge, go the equivalent of a long block further, and turn around. Or just turn around at the railway. A map is below.


See the keeners at 7 am, and the well-rested afterwards, I hope.

A note from Norma about the Beach Garden Tour, which is *next* Saturday, June 26. I know it's going to be on my list of things to-do that weekend:

I can see if I can get tickets but would need to know from people asap to be able to get them in time. Or people can purchase them at the below venues.

Norma 

Mark Your Calendars! Sunday, June 26th from 1 p.m.to 5 p.m. is the annual Beach Garden Society Garden Tour – a major fundraiser for the BGS.

This year the tour ranges from north of Kingston Rd. to south of Queen St. in the western section of the Beach and features a total of 17 gardens, of which 13 are private back gardens and four are front only. Covering a wide variety of garden types and styles, ranging from a ravine rehabilitation, to a Grecian statue overlooking a goldfish pond, to one wholly devoted to veggies, there is something to appeal to everyone. And, in gardens along the way, music, refreshments and sculpture will add to the experience and the enjoyment.

Tickets for the tour are a bargain at only $10, so be sure to get yours, either listed below or at the BGS meeting on June 21st or at one of the following vendors: Beachwood Flower Shop, 1916 Queen Street East; Bill’s Garden Centre, 903 Pape Avenue; Centre 55, 97 Main Street; Cirone’s Fine Foods, 2312 Queen Street East; East End Garden Centre, 1395 Queen Street East; East of Eliza, 1960 Gerrard Street East; Pet Valu, 2210 Queen Street East; Trinity Gallery, 926, Kingston Road.

Happy birthday, Rainer, and Happy Father's Day to all our Shore Things dads. Looks like it'll be a beautiful weekend for it!