Victory Soya Mills Silos

As seen from the hill in front of the Corus building

Critical Mass

This is the last Friday of August, so that means it's Critical Mass! Finally I get to make it to one that isn't during the dead of winter, and hence has more than 9 cyclists. So what vibes do I get from Critical Mass? A friendly large group of riders riding through the city as a unified vehicle. Definitely a reminding statement that bicycles and larger vehicles share the same roads, and that numbers of cyclists is not insignificant. Just experience bike rush hour once along College or even Harbord. 

These photos are from the Darcy Allan Sheppard memorial preceeding the mass ride. 

Photos - Hearn Generating Station

I managed to capture only a small portion of the giant smokestack protruding from the decommissioned Hearn Generating Station in Toronto's Portlands area. Originally a coal-fired plant starting in the 50s, it was later converted to a natural gas-fired facility in the early 70s. Hearn ceased to generate power in the early 80s. Here's an analogy, or thought experiment. How many of us experience frustration and the futility of waste when our smartphones (apparently worth $600) last us a year? Scale that up to the humongous (650 000 metres cubed) power generating facility that is Hearn, which fulfilled its function for roughly 30 years.