The mayflies have come early this year, making the Rouge River hum and sing into a new season. Grandfather Heron is back, watching from his post amidst the reeds.
At the corner of Orton Park and Ellesmere Road
Car windows are rolled down and the volume turned up. Rear-view mirrors shake with the reverberations of a season arrived.
At Victoria Park and Danforth Avenues
Five smiling women are holding certificates. They have completed a program for teaching computer skills to survivors of domestic abuse. They pose for a picture, then hug each other tightly. A new beginning.