Earlier in the week I told you that Chris and I and our dog Midnight went for a walk in Taylor Creek park here in Toronto …
Remember those muddy dog pictures? (you’ve got to see the pics if you haven’t already, I’ve never seen a dog that well coated in mud!) Well. this city park has these big structures beside the highway (the Don Valley 404) that we’ve always called the elephants … well, because they do kind of look like elephants.
See what I mean?
Anyway .. these “elephants” are actually natural water filters. I guess the rain water is supposed to filter down from the tallest structure to the shortest one and by the time it’s been through all three filters the water is totally clean.
The filters are huge. I stood beside them taking pictures and I’d say they are 30 or more feet tall. They seem to be made out of concrete, but there’s probably some other type of material in them as I think the materials used to make concrete would leach into the water.
The area of the park closest to “the Elephants” was the most colorful.
Most of our trees here in Toronto seem to be holding onto their green leaves, but the weathers been fairly cool all week so I’m sure that will change in an instant.
As you can see in the last picture the Sumacs have started to turn that lovely brilliant red. A clear sign of Autumn around here! The bull rushes (Cat Tails) beside them were starting to break up too, spreading their fluffy seed heads all over the place.
It’s supposed to rain this afternoon but if it doesn’t we might try to go to the park with Midnight again … if not maybe we’ll go on Monday. Maybe the forest will be a little more colorful this time round and I’ll come back with some pretty Fall pictures.
Have the leaves started to turn in your area yet?
What an interesting filtration system. Yes, they do look like elephants. I’d love to visit Toronto. I spent one of many birthdays in Niagara Falls and I must say that I met some of the nicest people there.
The clock made up of flowers was magnificent and I saw some of the most beautiful flowers and gardens in the world! My husband and I stayed at the Sheraton Falls View and I had my birthday meal at the rotating restaurant. I enjoyed it tremendously and of course concerning the Falls, no words can adequately describe it!
Well, here in Atlanta, the leaves are starting to turn just a little. I love to watch the leaves turn…it’s just Beautiful.