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Similar to yesterday's photo, some wildflowers and graffiti on the Railpath. Taken on 2010-06-06.

A yellow flower on the West Toronto Railpath, somewhere between Ruskin Ave. and Dupont St., 2010-06-06.

Went for a walk along the West Toronto Railpath and around the 'hood one evening a few weeks ago. The Crossways apartment complex at Dundas and Bloor was lit up nicely by the setting sun.

Looking south along the Railpath, just north of the Wallace Ave. pedestrian bridge, 2010-06-06.

Another photo of one of the little parasites we're finding on our peach tree. Right about now, it would be very useful to have a good macro lens for my camera.

You can see the parasites better in yesterday's photo.

Our peach tree has been having a bit of a rough time this year. It has been affected by a fungus called "peach leaf curl", so it has lost many leaves and we also had to remove all of the fruit that was starting to grow. This will allow the tree to focus its efforts on healthy leaves, rather than producing fruit.

More recently, I noticed these strange circular black things all over the tree. Sort of like little black half-balls, a couple of millimetres big, clustered in various places around the tree. When I pick them off, they're sort of squishy and juicy. Still not sure what they are. Any ideas?

UPDATE: This is a form of fruit tree scale. Typically controlled by washing, horticultural oil spray, etc.

Some graffiti next to the railway tracks just south of Casa Loma, between Bathurst and Spadina.

Taken while out for a walk around The Annex, 2010-05-30.

Same as yesterday's photo, but with a view of what's inside the railway car: a bunch of steel plates being used during track construction.

Photo taken 2010-05-15.

May 15, 2010.

Another photo from a Saturday afternoon walk in my 'hood. This lone railway car has been parked on the tracks near Wallace Ave. for the past few weeks, and it occasionally gets moved around. Looks like it's being used to store things for some of the ongoing track work in the area.

This was also an excuse to play with my wide angle lens (Canon EF-S 10-22mm) again, as I haven't used it in a while.

Good advice on a door behind Moloney Electric on Sterling Rd. Although this week we're mainly trying to keep the heat out. Photo taken 2010-05-15.

Totally unrelated: Yesterday's picture on shorpy.com was awesome, Scooter Sk8rs: 1922

Another photo from behind the vacant Moloney Electric building on Sterling Rd.