L. Daschko

@daschkoco

Canadian. World traveller/Word translator. History PhD specializing in Austria-Hungary and Ukraine. 🇺🇦 He/him.

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L. Daschko@daschkoco· Aug 1

Love the new expansion to Biidaasige park. A different feel from the original part but still wonderfully organic and natural. #Toronto

Swampy area of new Biidaasige Park expansion. Dead trees come up from the algae rich water, with reeds growing on the shoreline. Redding blackbirds fly around. In the background you can see the Toronto skyline

L. Daschko@daschkoco· Jul 16

Already missing the beautiful sights and cool weather of Reykjavik, Iceland. 🇮🇸 🫠

A rocky shore of Reykjavik with black rocks and local plants looking across a bay towards mountains north of the city

The spiky outline of Hallgrimskirkja and the Statue of Leif Erickson against a cloudy sky. A lot of tourists standing and taking pictures in the parking lot.

Þufa, an art piece in the harbour of Reykjavik. A spherical manmade hill is covered in sod. On the top of the hill is a shed for drying fish with a spiral path up to the top. Great place to sit and watch the world pass (until other tourists show up). Sky is cloudy and you can just see the skyline of the city behind the hill, especially the spire of the Hallgrimskirkja

Colourful houses stand in a row along a street (grey, white, green, orange, blue, yellow, black, red and others). On the side closest to the camera, there is a mural of an elderly woman’s face smiling and looking at the viewer. The sky is overcast and there is no traffic or pedestrians on the street, just parked cars.

L. Daschko@daschkoco· Jul 1

Happy Canada Day! Bonne Fête du Canada!

L. Daschko@daschkoco· Mar 31

I didn’t even know ERA went this high… and against the Rockies at that. #Toronto #BlueJays #Little

Video scoreboard showing Brendan Little posting a solid 63.00 ERA this season in top of the 6th.

By the bottom of the 6th, Little posting a more respectable 47.25 ERA. Game is still 9-1… for the Rockies.

L. Daschko@daschkoco· Feb 15

The IOC is doing a great job preventing Belarusian athletes from representing their country at the Olympics. As seen in the official app/website, these are definitely “independent” athletes. 🇧🇾 🙃 #MiCo2026 #Ukraine #Remembranceisnotaviolation

Screenshot of the list of athletes on the IOC website including Anna Derugo, freestyle skier, listed as competing for Belarus alongside the flag of Belarus

Another screenshot of the list of athletes on the IOC website including Anastasiya Andriyanava, freestyle skier, listed as competing for Belarus alongside the flag of Belarus.

Yet another screenshot of the list of athletes on the IOC website including including Hanna Karaloova, cross-country skier, and Hanna Huskova, freestyle skier, both listed as competing for Belarus alongside the flag of Belarus.

A search result on the IOC website showing Maria Shkakova, alpine skier, listed as competing for Belarus alongside the flag of Belarus.

L. Daschko@daschkoco· Feb 9

More photos from Yonge and Mt. Pleasant.

A train full of passengers leaving from Yonge toward Mount Dennis.

A piece of orange tape with the word Chow (as in Mayor Chow) stuck to the floor tile.

A platform of with many passengers standing and sitting waiting for the train at Yonge. A train arrival sign is partially legible above indicating 4 and 9 minutes for a train arriving to Kennedy.

The station at Mount Pleasant. High ceiling with skylights above a long escalator and stairs down to the platform. Machines for filling fare cards, a schedule and an emergency contact station are visible.

L. Daschko@daschkoco· Feb 9

It’s finally here. Very exciting ride on the opening day. Now we just need an inquiry from Doug and Metrolinx. #crosstown #eglinton #line5

L. Daschko@daschkoco· Jan 26

This… this is a lot of snow for Toronto. Good news is I got my workout done early today. 🇨🇦 ❄️

A weather map (from the app Windy) showing snow depth. It shows 50 cm for Toronto and 30-40cm in the surrounding areas.

A photo of an open backyard gate with snow standing vertically at the opening around 40 cm deep.

L. Daschko@daschkoco· Jan 25

Good amount of snow here. Very wintry. Made it worth the walk to the store for storm chips. 🇨🇦

L. Daschko@daschkoco· Oct 13

Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate! 🇨🇦 (A photo from Guild Park from last fall.)

Autumn leaves on a forest floor with bare trees. Blue sky seen through the trees. Photo taken by author.

L. Daschko@daschkoco· Feb 15

Today marks 60 years since 15 Feb 1965, when Canada introduced the iconic red and white Maple Leaf. So iconic, that the Canadian Pale, the ratio of the red and white stripes, was named after it. Happy National Flag of Canada Day. #cdnhistory #vexillology

The National Flag of Canada is a red flag, twice as long as it is wide (proportion 2:1, or 64 units in length and 32 units in width or depth, as shown in the accompanying diagram). In its centre is a white square the width of the Flag, with a single stylized 11-point red maple leaf in the centre.

L. Daschko@daschkoco· Nov 16

Mental Health break at Guild Park and Garden in Scarborough. Nice quiet place to visit.