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center island picnic - and how to catch seagulls

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Toronto, 2012.07.22

We met Jon, Manami, Kii-chan, and The Chako at the ferry terminal just before noon, and spent the day at center island.

It really is the highlight of Toronto's parks and recreation.

I quite nearly caught a seagull by tossing my broad-rimmed hat at the thing like a frisbee. I was merely attempting to chase away the flock of screaming airborne rats that had come for the food being thrown to them by some dunce child from a nearby picnic.

Speaking of rats, the woodpile at the side of our apartment building is miraculously gone. I hope the displaced rats will be okay.

rand()m quote

...a man is always prey to his truths. Once he has admitted them, he cannot free himself from them.

—Albert Camus