Category: life

Next Stop – Birds Hill Provincial Park

Posted in Activities, Bird's Hill Provincial Park, birds, canada, Hawk, life, Manitoba, Nature, pictures, snow, trees, walking, weather, Wildlife

From Lockport, it was a short drive to #59 highway and then I headed south to Birds Hill Provincial Park and then turned off and headed into the park. I was getting hungry by then and although I planned on walking before eating, I decided to stop and eat first. I figured my boots would… Continue reading Next Stop – Birds Hill Provincial Park

Starting the Day off with a Drive to Lockport

Posted in Activities, birds, canada, cormorant, duck, flight, Gull, life, lockport, Manitoba, Nature, pelican, pictures, River Road, trees, weather

This has been a very bad spring with two blizzard/snow storms. The flooding from those storms mean that driving anywhere was taking a chance of getting very wet and/or breaking an axle on your vehicle by hitting giant potholes (many of which were hidden in large water puddles. So – I stayed home. Another storm… Continue reading Starting the Day off with a Drive to Lockport

A Couple of Days

Posted in Activities, animals, Assiniboine Park, assiniboine park zoo, bear, birds, canada, churchill, critters, goat, life, Macy, Manitoba, Nature, owl, pictures, snake, snow, spring, Teddy, toucan, weather, Wildlife, Winnipeg, winter, zoo

Things have been a little crazy around here lately, but I figured it was time to post about some of the good stuff (which – of course – involves critters) as well as Assiniboine Park in the fresh snow. When I last wrote, I was staying with the adorable dogs – Teddy & Macy, and… Continue reading A Couple of Days

A Springtime Stroll at Fort Whyte Alive

Posted in Activities, animals, birds, bison, canada, critters, Eagle, Fort Whyte Alive, geese, goose, ice, life, Macy, Manitoba, Nature, Redpoll, snow, squirrel, Teddy, trees, walking, Waxwing, weather, Wildlife, Winnipeg, Woodpecker4 Comments

Right after Teddy, Macy and I had our morning walk, I decided to drive over to Fort Whyte Alive to have another walk. There is still a lot of snow and ice covering much of the trails and the lakes, but walking is ok. Every trail did have some gravel or sand showing and it… Continue reading A Springtime Stroll at Fort Whyte Alive

More Fun with Macy & Teddy

Posted in Activities, animals, canada, dog, dog walking, life, Macy, Manitoba, pets, pictures, spring, Teddy, walking, weather, Winnipeg, winter

So far this is the only photo with both of them together (sort of). They are both adorable, but I haven’t seen them play together or lie down together. I have had them lie down beside me – with one on each side of me and their heads on my lap. I didn’t have the… Continue reading More Fun with Macy & Teddy

It’s Time for Macy and Teddy

Posted in Activities, canada, critters, dog, dogs, friends, life, Macy, Manitoba, pets, pictures, spring, Teddy, weather, Winnipeg, winter1 Comment

Little Teddy had just been to see the vet and received some stitches, so he will be wearing this cone for a few days. I took the above photos about 24 hours before I actually started pet sitting with these 2 cuties. I had so much stuff written in my calendar that I thought I… Continue reading It’s Time for Macy and Teddy

A Fort Whyte Alive Morning Walk

Posted in Activities, animals, birds, canada, car, chickadee, critters, deer, eagle, Fort Whyte Alive, ice, life, Manitoba, Nature, pictures, snow, Toyota Yaris, trees, walking, weather, Wildlife, Winnipeg, winter

We’ve been having some pretty chilly days lately with temperatures close to -30C and with wind chill values well into the -30’s. This morning it was a balmy -24C with the wind chills still in the -20’s, very little wind and bright sunny skies. So, I headed over to Fort Whyte Alive for a walk.… Continue reading A Fort Whyte Alive Morning Walk

Winter Visit to the Cedar Bog Trail

Posted in Activities, Bird's Hill Provincial Park, birds, Birds Hill Provncial Park, canada, chickadee, deer, life, Manitoba, Nature, nuthatch, Provincial Park, snow, trees, walking, weather, Wildlife, winter

It has been almost 4 months since I’ve walked the Cedar Bog Trail in Birds Hill Provincial Park. Yesterday was a beautiful day, but last night, the snow and winds returned along with dropping temperatures. I’m happy that I got my walk in when the weather was good. This trail has spots where there is… Continue reading Winter Visit to the Cedar Bog Trail

A Morning Walk Around Assiniboine Park

Posted in Activities, animals, Assiniboine Park, birds, canada, chickadee, critters, deer, English Gardens, gardens, life, Manitoba, Nature, pictures, trees, walking, weather, Wildlife, Winnipeg, winter

We are having some mild temperatures (for January) this week, so I had to head out and go for another walk this morning. Assiniboine Park is close and I haven’t walked around there for awhile – so that is where I drove. After walking through the English Gardens, I decided that maybe I should eat… Continue reading A Morning Walk Around Assiniboine Park

Return to Bunn’s Creek

Posted in Activities, Bunn's Creek, canada, ice, life, Manitoba, Nature, pictures, snow, trees, walking, weather, Winnipeg, winter

I haven’t been to Bunn’s Creek for over 2 months by the looks of things, so yesterday morning when I saw a break in the cold weather, I decided to head over there for a walk. I was actually amazed when I saw the temperature – it was a very mild -8C and there was… Continue reading Return to Bunn’s Creek