Category: Activities

Winnipeg to Vancouver – Day 5

Posted in Activities, cat, Coquihalla Canyon, Coquihalla River, craven, Nature, pets, pictures, Port Coquitlam, Provincial Park, Squish, travel, trees, vacation, Vancouver, walking5 Comments

My daughter Angie has plans made for the days I will be here and everything sounds so great. Today’s excursion was out to Othello-Quintette Tunnels, which is in a Provincial Park. Here, the Coquihalla River has dug a deep canyon (Coquihalla Canyon) with its rushing waters. The tunnels go alongside the river and cross over… Continue reading Winnipeg to Vancouver – Day 5

Winnipeg to Vancouver – Days 3 & 4

Posted in Activities, Calgary, Moon, Nature, pictures, Riding Mountain National Park, travel, trees, vacation, Vancouver, weather2 Comments

Day 3 is a drive from the Honeycomb Bed & Breakfast, just outside Riding Mountain National Park and going to Calgary. Google Maps says it is 1,123 km which would take me right to my sister’s home in Calgary. It was still dark when I packed the car up to head out, and the beautiful… Continue reading Winnipeg to Vancouver – Days 3 & 4

Winnipeg to Vancouver – Day 2

Posted in Activities, animals, bear, birds, bison, critters, dog, flight, hawk, Manitoba, Nature, pictures, Riding Mountain National Park, travel, trees, vacation, walking, weather, Wildlife4 Comments

Even though it was cloudy this morning, I headed to Grayling Lake to see about a sunrise photo. Today is a bonus already even with the clouds because the forecast said rain all day and it isn’t raining, It also wasn’t going to show me a sunrise – but even without the sun, the early… Continue reading Winnipeg to Vancouver – Day 2

Winnipeg to Vancouver – Day 1, Part 2

Posted in Activities, animals, bear, birds, bison, critters, flight, hawk, Manitoba, Nature, pictures, Riding Mountain National Park, Wildlife2 Comments

After my lunch and then getting signed into my room at the Honeycomb Bed & Breakfast, it was time to head back out to see what I could find. I headed for the Bison enclosure and on the way, I found this little Black Bear – all by him or her self. He did not… Continue reading Winnipeg to Vancouver – Day 1, Part 2

Winnipeg to Vancouver – day 1, part 1

Posted in Activities, animals, critters, dog, Flowers, gardens, Manitoba, Nature, pet, pets, pictures, Riding Mountain National Park, travel, Vancouver, walking, Wildlife, Winnipeg

As if it isn’t far enough to go from Winnipeg to Vancouver, I decided to take a detour on day 1 and go to Riding Mountain National Park. It isn’t much good coming here just for a few hours, so I booked 2 nights here. 🙂 The drive here was uneventful. I drove the Trans… Continue reading Winnipeg to Vancouver – day 1, part 1

An hour in the English Gardens

Posted in Activities, Assiniboine Park, birds, flight, Flowers, gardens, Manitoba, Nature, pictures, walking, Wildlife, Winnipeg3 Comments

On a Facebook page for Manitoba Birds, I have seen so many people getting amazing photos of the beautiful little Hummingbirds that come here for the summers. I haven’t had any luck over the years, at getting decent photos of these adorable and very quick little birds. Many years ago, my Dad took a lot… Continue reading An hour in the English Gardens

It is Time for Macy & Teddy

Posted in Activities, animals, birds, critters, dog walking, dogs, Macy, Nature, pets, pictures, Teddy, walking, weather, Wildlife, Winnipeg, yard2 Comments

I’ve spent time with Macy before, but I just met Teddy a few days before their Mom left on vacation. Their Mom and I have been friends for many years. They are both adorable and I am having lots of fun hanging out with them. We go for 2 or 3 walks every day (even… Continue reading It is Time for Macy & Teddy

House/pet sitting x 2

Posted in Activities, animals, assiniboine park zoo, cat, critters, dog, Finnegan, Mocha, pets, pictures, Toby, Winnipeg, zoo9 Comments

Just for something different, I ended up with 2 pet sitting opportunities at the same time. One included house sitting, along with the pets (big Toby and his buddy, pretty little Mocha) and the other was coming and going twice a day to spend some time with beautiful Finnegan. The first couple of days, it… Continue reading House/pet sitting x 2

Hanging out with Maximus and Finnegan

Posted in Activities, animals, birds, cat, critters, dog, dog walking, Finnegan, Manitoba, Merlin, Nature, pets, pictures, trees, walking, weather, Wildlife, Winnipeg2 Comments

You may remember Finnegan from last year when I looked after her and her older sister Neko. Neko has since passed and Finnegan is the only cat in the house now, but she has always been best friends with her large dog friend Maximus who was at doggie day care last time. This time he… Continue reading Hanging out with Maximus and Finnegan

Hanging out with Coconut

Posted in Activities, animals, critters, dog, dog walking, Flowers, pet, pictures, walking, Wildlife, Winnipeg, yard6 Comments

You may remember Coconut from a previous time I stayed with him and his older brother Buddy. Unfortunately, Buddy has since passed and Coconut is left on his own with his human family. He seems to be doing pretty good and is hardly spoiled at all. 🙂 He is so cute, it would be hard… Continue reading Hanging out with Coconut