Category Archives: Ramblin’ With Viggo

A Rainy Day in Toronto: Nov. 30, 2020.

Posted on 2020-11-30 by true_north

See Viggo’s Den for more on our engaging Icelandic Sheepdog Viggo. The weather forecast for the next three days is not good. Rain, rain, and more rain – and maybe a bit of snow too! On the map, it looks … Continue reading →

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If Not For Viggo – A Winter’s Day Walk Along The Don River

Posted on 2019-12-02 by true_north

If not for Viggo, our Icelandic Sheepdog, I’d have sipped on a third cup of coffee this morning. Instead, we headed out for a walk at the tail end of a snow storm!  It was something I was actually looking … Continue reading →

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November 7, 2019: Viggo Checks Out The First Dusting of Snow In Toronto’s Riverdale Neighbourhood

Posted on 2019-11-07 by true_north

Well, that was early!  We woke up to a light dusting of snow in Riverdale; it is only Nov. 7. I decided to take my camera along on our morning ramble as Viggo and I checked out the first little bit … Continue reading →

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The Last of Autumn’s Colours – A Walk Up Toronto’s Don Valley And Mud Creek

Posted on 2016-11-05 by true_north

Yesterday was a beautiful fall day in Toronto – a gift I figured I’d acknowledge by grabbing my camera – and our dog Viggo – and going for a long walk up the Don River Valley and then over to the Brickworks and … Continue reading →

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A Winter Morning’s Ramble Up the Don Valley & Moore Park Ravine

Posted on 2016-02-10 by true_north

Previous Post: January 12, 2016 – Viggo Goes For A Walk As Snow Blankets Toronto’s Riverdale  Viggo and I set off at nine this morning. A very light covering of snow and a temperature around 0ºC promised to make for a … Continue reading →

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Our Icelandic Sheepdog Viggo In The Snow As It Blankets Riverdale

Posted on 2016-01-12 by true_north

I knew Viggo and I  were in for a great morning walk even before the laptop was shut and the reading light turned off for the night.  The weather radar showed bands of blue – that’s snow – coming from Wisconsin … Continue reading →

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It’s December – Viggo Checks Out Toronto’s First Real Winter Snow

Posted on 2014-12-20 by true_north

The first touch of winter came in much more gently this year. Instead of the drama of 2013’s “Snowmageddon”, the ice storm that knocked out electric power for whole sections of Toronto and had tree branches crashing down on vehicles … Continue reading →

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Taking In The Fall Colours With Viggo

Posted on 2014-10-30 by true_north

It is autumn in Toronto and that means fall colours. Over the past few days my dog Viggo and I have been up and down the Don Valley – i.e. the eight kilometers from Lake Ontario all the way up … Continue reading →

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Ice Storm Patrol- Viggo On Watch in Toronto’s Riverdale

Posted on 2014-01-02 by true_north

Two weeks and an eventual 75 million dollars later – and lots of grief for many people – the Ice Storm of late December 2013 is over in the Greater Toronto Area.  As I write this today, almost all residents … Continue reading →

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Rambling Around Downtown Toronto On A Saturday in October

Posted on 2013-10-13 by true_north

It is Canadian Thanksgiving weekend and my Saturday began with the usual morning walk with Viggo around the perimeter of Riverdale Park. Given that he’s really meant to be a working sheepdog, I think of our ramble as a pasture … Continue reading →

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