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March has started off with even more unseasonably warm "winter" weather. On Saturday it hit 10 degrees, and Sunday it went all the way up to 15! Of course, I took this opportunity to do some more cycling around the city.

Saturday's bike ride took me on a meandering route to Downtown and back, with a bunch of stops along the way. I spent some time checking out Roundhouse Park, OCAD, a bunch of back roads and laneways, in addition to stopping at MEC, Urbane, Hello Saigon, and Kensington Market. I took a whole bunch of pictures (of course) which can be seen over here.

Today (Sunday) was another great day, although a bit more overcast. After taking a walk over to the Goodwill for some thrift shopping (bought a cassette player and $5 Doc Martens!), I went for another bike ride. No camera this time, because I thought I was just going grocery shopping. I got sidetracked a little, and ended up riding down the Humber River to the lake. And for the first time since living in Toronto for almost a year, I finally explored Humber Bay Park and the butterfly gardens. It's pretty nice down there, and I'll have to go back in the spring and summer, especially since it's so close to home.

Earlier this month my bike activites were focused on the Toronto International Bicycle Show down at the Exhibition grounds. I was helping out with the ARC booth, in addition to checking out all the other stuff on display. As usual, I spent most of my time and found most of my enjoyment at the other community group booths. I wish there were more recumbents, cargo-bikes, practical vehicles, etc. at the show. I only took a few pictures, all of them at the ARC Booth.

Well, it looks like the weather is turning to rain and flurries for this week. So much for the early March spring weather tease. I'm also looking forward to getting my Streetmachine back on the road soon!