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A Tribute To Dagmar Baurs' life
Dagmar had been a member of the Toronto Community Garden Network (TCGN) for many years, But her love of gardening and nature went way back before the beginning of the TCGN.
Across the City of Toronto she had been involved in caring for endangered Native Plant species; (She received an award from the North American Native Plants Society in 2007)
Please read her poem that she wrote about High Park:
These Savannah Plants grow freely in the
wild landscapes of High Park.
Picture taken in High Park by Sharon Lovett
High Park is a sacred Place
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There is an old Celtic saying
that heaven and earth are only three feet apart,
but in "thin places" that distance is even smaller;
the centuries drop away
and raise the veil separating us from ancient splendour.
A thin place requires us to step from one world to another.
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Great Blue Heron taken on land in the Muskokas.
By Patrick Parent
This delicate blue -bell- shaped flower is the
Blue Harebell, in Dagmar's poem.
It is also known as Campanula.
The photographer is Sharon Lovett.
It is no wonder
that thin places are most often associated with wild landscapes.
High Park has many thin places where there is beauty below us,
Great Blue Heron Taken in High Park
by Patrick Parent
beauty above us and beauty all around.
We sense the sacred
in a blue heron taking flight from Grenadier pond;
we find it in the fragrance of the Sweet Fern
and the Sassafrass Grove below West Road;
it's in the knowledge
of a million year old glacial river coursing beneath us
or in the fragile beauty of a Blue Hare-bell
and Upright White Morning Glory at the feet of ancient Oaks
that lift our eyes to the sky.
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Geese on Grenadier pond.
Picture taken in High Park by Sharon Lovett.
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Being in High Park is a way of coming home to ourselves.
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Dagmar Baur
September 29, 2009
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...ancient Oaks that lift our eyes to the sky.
The dainty shape of the first oak leaves in the spring
photographer Karen Yukich.
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...ancient Oaks that lift our eyes to the sky.
As we look at the young Oak in the fore-ground,
we wonder ... will our grandchildren and great
grandchildren walk through High Park and see this tree?
Picture taken in High Park.
Photographer Sharon Lovett.
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Here we have Monarda, Rudbekia, and the Liatris that decorate this wild landscape.
Photographer Sharon Lovett
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A celebration of Dagmar's life...
A memorial gathering and celebration of Dagmar's life will be held on Sunday, June 6, 2010 in her beloved garden in the courtyard at 100 Bain Ave. The party begins at 4:30 pm and will continue on until...? All are welcome.
There will be food, wine and song. It was Dagi's wish that it be a potluck so please bring whatever you would like (sorry, - please don't bring any alcohol – we’ll make sure there is a good supply). And bring your memories of Dagmar to share with all of her friends and family.
A tribute page has been set up at dagi.muchloved.com You are welcome to leave messages, poems, stories and photos to share.
Thanks from the Friends of Dagmar