A horse at Riverdale Farm in Toronto curiously smells its own dung, showcasing natural behavior in a farm setting.

#BuyIntoArt #Toronto #HorseLovers #EquineBehavior #FarmLife #NaturePhotography #RiverdaleFarm

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Did some plein air #painting in my #sketchbook at #RiverdaleFarm today. I’ve not been there for years, and used to go very often as I lived right across the road from it. It’s as lovely a place as ever to be.

Dappled paths, 2024
Mixed Media (acrylic, oil pastels)

#landscape #art #painting #artwork #Toronto #Canada

Riverdale Farm was originally a zoo along the Don River from the mid-1880's through 1974 when the animals were moved to the new Toronto Zoo. Here it is 99 years ago today on May 29th, 1925. #OTD #Toronto #RiverdaleFarm #zoo #TorontoPhoto #OnThisDay#HistoricPhoto https://wholemap.com/May29
Historic Toronto photos from May 29

A collection of old photos, sketches, and architectural plans we could find from May 29 around Toronto.

I'm not much of a #birder -- I catch #photos of them sometimes when out on #UrbanNature walks, but I don't research anything about them or go specifically looking for anything. But it still feels special to see two different night herons in two different locations (#Brickworks yesterday and #RiverdaleFarm today), on two days in a row.