We're have a last blast of summer, and on the last day, i decided to go back to the Leslie Street Spit for a walk-around. I was a little late in getting going, so i wasn't there until around 2 pm.

Satellite image of the spit.

Some pretty purple wildflowers.

I thought this was goldenrod, but now i dunno. It was pretty common, anyway.

Sad little plant.

Late summer meadows.

One of the paths.

Random chili peppers on the gravel.

Looking east along the lakeshore.

Looking west along the lakeshore.

Seadooer.

Looking over a few bays and peninsulas and the harbour to the downtown.

Milkweed.

I was walking, but the place was dominated by cyclists - this is the main (asphalt) path.

Dead carcass - raccoon, i think.

Grasshopper. NOT hard at work... when will he learn?!

Dead duck. Or goose, maybe.

What?

Ohhh...

Not sure what most of these birds are (there are a few ducks). They were pretty far away.

/p>

The bridge.

Shot from the bridge.

From the other side of the bridge - as far southwest as i went. (Notice the person NOT dismounting).

Back on the bridge.

Random shot of cyclists. Seriously!

Raccoon tracks, i think.

Yeah, who doesn't want to eat at "Icky Sushi"?

What century is this?

I didn't have a map with me - i originally thought i was trailing along the outer path. My plan was to do that, then turn west, and back along the inner path. As it turns out, i didn't go as nearly far as i'd thought, but then i didn't realize how far it was. I though it was a couple of kilometres to the end, so maybe a 4 km round trip. It turns out i actually did around 7 km, which is like going from Union Station to Eglinton. Criminy! If i'd gone the route i'd planned, it would've been 11-12 km. No wonder most people were biking.

I was kinda tired the next day, and i couldn't think what to do. Since i've been wanting Chinese dumplings ever since i had some at the Lantern Festival, i planned to go get some Chinese food for lunch. It was kind of a disaster.

Firstly, when a customer comes in to order, try to smile and be welcoming. I got takeaway: a combo, and a side order, and then went to sit in my car. It was a TON of food, way more than i expected. And no cutlery of any kind. Okay, i guess it's just takeaway and not 'fast food'. Picked some up at a convenience store, along with a ginger ale. The chicken fried rice, sweet & sour chicken, and chicken chop suey (it was actually chow mein, but whatever) were all good, but i barely finished half before i had to toss it. I bit into the spring roll, gagged and had to spit it out. No idea what it was i didn't like, but it was nothing like any spring roll i've had before, and i've had fresh ones, Thai, Vet and chef-made specials, and the deep fried ones, from sushi places, and Spring Rolls restaurant. The dumplings tasted okay (not as good as the others i had), but were huge and hard to eat, and i could only manage two before i gave up.

When i got to the bookstore, i gathered all the half-eaten stuff to toss (sad, i know), and discovered the fortune cookies. I opened one (after a struggle!) and bit into it.

I ended up spitting it onto the parking lot pavement. It really capped the experience.

The actual fortune. I saved the other one to photocopy later.