Category: critters

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

A Couple of Hours at Lockport with Pelicans (and friends)

Posted in birds, critters, ducks, flight, Flowers, lockport, Manitoba, Nature, pictures, Red River, walking, weather, wild flowers, Wildlife, Winnipeg

Yesterday looked like a nice day and I had nothing in my calendar – so I headed north to Lockport to see and photograph the Pelicans around the dam on the Red River. I pulled into the park on the east side of the river when I got there and walked over to see if… Continue reading A Couple of Hours at Lockport with Pelicans (and friends)

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

Adventures in Dog/Cat/House Sitting – part 2

Posted in animals, critters, dogs, Leo, pets, pictures, Sunny, walking, Winnipeg2 Comments

As I mentioned yesterday, the dogs and I head out on at least one walk each day. Some days, we go around turns and down streets and I often let the dogs pick the route. I enjoy the scenery and the different streets we travel on, but photo taking opportunities are not as good as… Continue reading Adventures in Dog/Cat/House Sitting – part 2

Bird Sitting

Posted in Activities, birds, critters, Nature, pets, pictures, snow, Wildlife, Winnipeg, winter, yard5 Comments

Meet my two new buddies – Eva and Thomas, the Cockatiels. Guess I can’t really say they are my buddies yet, but this is only day 2 with them and we are getting there. Eva is pretty trusting and she will get on my hand and then head for my shoulder. Thomas did get on… Continue reading Bird Sitting

Spring is on the Way

Posted in Activities, animals, apartment, Assiniboine Park, assiniboine park zoo, birds, critters, Manitoba, move, pets, pictures, spring, Winnipeg, winter, zoo5 Comments

Yes, Christmas is on the way too – but spring WILL be here sometime in the next couple of months. In the meantime, I will be moving at the end of March and have been packing in advance. The first 2 weeks in March I will be bird and house sitting, so I won’t get… Continue reading Spring is on the Way

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

Beautiful Winter day at Oak Hammock Marsh

Posted in animals, birds, critters, ice, Nature, Oak Hammock Marsh, pictures, snow, walking, weather, Wildlife, Winnipeg, winter2 Comments

Friday was a bright & sunny morning with temperatures around the 0C mark.  I couldn’t let a day like this go by without getting out and taking some pictures and since I haven’t been to Oak Hammock Marsh for awhile, that is where I headed. I got there just before noon and decided to have… Continue reading Beautiful Winter day at Oak Hammock Marsh

Back at the Zoo

Posted in animals, Assiniboine Park, assiniboine park zoo, birds, bison, cat, critters, eagle, Nature, pictures, trees, walking, weather, Wildlife, wilidlife, Winnipeg, winter, zoo

I spend quite a bit of time at the Assiniboine Park Zoo – both as a volunteer and sometimes just as a member on my own time. A couple of days ago, I had to be there for a meeting in the afternoon, so I decided to go a bit earlier with my camera. Inside Assiniboine… Continue reading Back at the Zoo