Winter in High Park Toronto

Rising early in the morning to capture the beauty of a winter wonderland at High Park in Toronto.

On an overcast day, the photos appear almost like black and white, in stark contrast to the vibrant colors of fall or with the bright greens of summer.

Winter in High Park: photos and seasonal quotes.

“There’s just something beautiful about walking on snow that nobody else has walked on. It makes you believe you’re special.” – Carol Rifka Brunt, “Tell the Wolves I’m Home”

“The color of springtime is flowers; the color of winter is in our imagination.” – Terri Guillemets

“I wonder if the snow loves the trees and fields that it kisses them so gently? And then it covers them up snug, you know, with a white quilt; and perhaps it says, ‘Go to sleep, darlings, till the summer comes again.'” –  Lewis Carroll

“‘Hear! hear!’ screamed the jay from a neighboring tree, where I had heard a tittering for some time, ‘winter has a concentrated and nutty kernel, if you know where to look for it.'” – Henry David Thoreau

“To appreciate the beauty of a snowflake it is necessary to stand out in the cold.” – Aristotle

“No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn.” – Hal Borland

Related

• High Park: Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter
• Frozen: A Canadian Winter Storm Photo Essay
• A Trip to Niagara Falls During the Polar Vortex

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