Month: January 2019

It is Officially COLD here

Posted in Activities, assiniboine park zoo, birds, ice, Manitoba, snow, weather, Wildlife, Winnipeg, winter4 Comments

Five years ago when I wrote the stories about driving to Texas to get away from the cold temperatures here, it wasn’t even as cold as it is now. I thought the -23C with a windchill of -30C was cold though. This year at about the same time, we have been getting several extreme cold… Continue reading It is Officially COLD here

Return to Canadian Museum for Human Rights

Posted in Activities, Canadian Museum for Human Rights, garden, human rights, Manitoba, pictures, The Forks, walking, weather, Winnipeg, winter2 Comments

It has been extremely cold here and I don’t have any incentive to walk outside, so I decided that a return visit to the Canadian Museum for Human Rights would provide lots of walking space as well as a place for me to absorb more of the stories there. One of the nice perks of… Continue reading Return to Canadian Museum for Human Rights

A Walk at Fort Whyte Alive

Posted in animals, birds, bison, critters, ducks, Fort Whyte Alive, ice, Manitoba, Nature, pictures, snow, trees, walking, weather, Wildlife, Winnipeg, winter2 Comments

Right after Christmas, I purchased a new coat during the boxing day sales.  It is much warmer than anything I have had before and would come in handy while volunteering at the zoo and walking at Fort Whyte Alive.  The weather was warmer than usual during this time, so I didn’t wear it until today… Continue reading A Walk at Fort Whyte Alive