A lighthouse, geese, and more Autumn leaves

The dog and I went west today, along Lakeshore to the far end of Coronation Park.  There, along Lakeshore Boulevard, is the Queen's Wharf Lighthouse.

It was originally part of a pair that marked the entrance to Toronto Harbour.  They were deactivated in 1912, and while its mate was demolished, this one was moved to its current location in 1929 due to the efforts of a preservation group.

Queen's Wharf Lighthouse, built in 1861

From the lighthouse, looking south, is a wide field, then Coronation Park, then Lake Ontario (you can barely make it out between the trees here).

Field between the lighthouse and Coronation Park

There's a plaque for this field:

Reads: Canadian Cancer Society / Fields of Gold / Daffodil Gardens
2010 / 2010 Supporters / Swiss Reinsurance Company Ltd /
Toronto Community News / and / Local Businesses and Families

Further west is Exhibition Place's Princes' Gates, opened in 1927 by Prince Edward (later Edward VIII) and Prince George.  I've always like the statue of Nike/Victory at the top.

The Princes' Gates at Exhibition Place Grounds

We went further west, along the southern side of the Lakeshore next to Exhibition place.  As we approached Ontario Place, we game across some geese hanging out.

Geese  Canadian geese.

There we turned south to the lake itself.  It's amazing how low the the sun is in the sky, even though it's only October.  You can't really see the sun in the photo below, but you can see its glow right at the top.   It was taken around 11:15.

Lake Ontario from the east end of Ontario Place

Turning left from there (so facing eastward), there's a great view of the National YC's anchorage, which is nearly empty now that the cooler weather has set in.  It's not really easy to see, but that boat in the center there is a schooner!  (Technical crap: A schooner is a boat with two or more masts, in which the aft-most (back-most) mast, the mainmast, is as tall as or taller than the foremast.)  I'd love to see her under sail.

National YC's anchorage, with Coronation Park
on the left and CN Tower in the centre-left.

The wind was so calm today, the sun so bright, and the water so still you could see to the bottom in the anchorage.  I wonder what these are?

Mystery crates?  Boxes?  Cages?  Something?

And, finally, turning to walk through Coronation Park, we could see these two beautiful trees.

Maples at Coronation Park

I really like the brilliant orange of the right-side tree there.  Very pretty.