Bridging the Seasons

April 7, 2015

This time of the year comes filled with memory. As we move toward warmer days, we recall the frigid, snowy winter that’s just passed. Here I recall a 1971 album cover by Bruce Cockburn, titled “High Winds White Sky“. The stark black and white photo captures the spirit of the Canadian singer’s musical journey. I’d recently learned that a Toronto Island bridge inspired the cover.

Bruce Cockburn 1971 album cover

Many Toronto landmarks appear in the 1964 National Film Board feature “Nobody Waved Good-bye” starring Peter Kastner. In an early scene, a young couple relax on Ward’s Island and canoe toward the bridge leading to Algonquin Island. The same bridge pictured on Cockburn’s record can be seen in the background. A bridge for all seasons.

Screen Shot from “Nobody Waved Good-bye”, 1964