Some of the countless bugs for sale at the Ontario Insect Fair, in the Toronto Botanical Gardens.

TORONTO, Ont. - Rob Bateman opened Bateman's Bicycle Company on Barton Avenue almost two years ago, and has been busy ever since, with two full time employees and a steady stream of cyclists looking for repairs and new bikes. (19/04/2010)

Jellies, just made.

TORONTO, Ont. - William Chaupiz (in orange) battles to keep control of the ball in a fast but friendly game of pick-up soccer at the University of Toronto. Chaupiz organizes Toronto Arsenal, a premier division team in the Toronto Services Soccer League, and after regularly scheduled play passers-by often join in. (18/04/2010) Photo by Mary Gaudet.

BELLEVILLE, Ont. - Adam Jackson, photojournalist, hunts for stories.

TORONTO, Ont. - A lone avian passenger paces in Bathurst subway station.

BELLEVILLE, Ont. - Bev Boyce, 73 years old, is one of the oldest lifeguards in Canada. She began working at the YMCA six years ago, after starting as a volunteer. Boyce can't be lazy: "I have too much energy, and I like to have fun," she laughs. Last April, a few months after having surgery on her knee, she re-certified through the National Lifeguard Service. (31/03/2010) Photo by Mary Gaudet.

TORONTO, Ont. - Jesus and his Roman captors were part of the Good Friday Procession through the streets of Toronto, held each year by the St. Francis of Assisi church. A sign that proceeded them "The soldiers stripped Jesus and dressed him in a scarlet robe, made a crown of thorns for his head, put a stick in his hand as a scepter and mocked him." Matthew 27:27. (02/04/2010) Photo by Mary Gaudet.

MUIR WOODS, CA. - Less than an hour north of San Francisco, the Muir Woods are one of the remaining stands of redwood forest. The redwood is the world's tallest tree, and the species was already reaching skyward when dinosaurs walked the earth.

BELLEVILLE, Ont. - As evening falls, cars rush through a quite stand of trees.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA. - Exceptionally warm weather brings the city to life. On street corners and in Golden Gate Park people relaxed and reveled in the sunshine. (18/03/2010) Photo by Mary Gaudet.

Date pinwheels fresh from the oven go well with a bit of tea.