Category: life

Always Something to see at Fort Whyte Alive

Posted in Activities, animals, balcony, birds, bison, Blue Jay, canada, catbird, cormorant, crow, dragonflies, duck, Eagle, Flowers, Fort Whyte Alive, goose, life, Manitoba, Nature, phoebe, pictures, trees, turtle, walking, wild flowers, Wildlife, Winnipeg2 Comments

I’ll start with my “before leaving home” shots. My Sunflower plant still has flowers but much smaller than the first ones and just at the bottom of the plant – and a Blue Jay on the tree just off my balcony. Then I headed over to Fort Whyte Alive to see what I could find.… Continue reading Always Something to see at Fort Whyte Alive

Back to Fort Whyte Alive

Posted in Activities, birds, canada, duck, flight, Fort Whyte Alive, goldfinch, goose, life, Manitoba, Nature, pictures, Vireo, walking, weather, wild flowers, Wildlife, Winnipeg4 Comments

It has been awhile since my last visit to Fort Whyte Alive, so this morning it was time to head back there. It is much quieter than during breeding season, but at this time of year that is normal. There were still plenty of photo opportunities. It was a nice morning for a walk –… Continue reading Back to Fort Whyte Alive

Adventures in Pet/House Sitting

Posted in Activities, animals, birds, canada, cat, chickadee, critters, dogs, Dublyn, Harry, hummingbird, Leo, life, Manitoba, Nature, pets, pictures, Timmy, walking, Winnipeg, yard5 Comments

From last Friday to today (Monday) I was spending time with some of my buddies. My newest buddy is Dublyn a 5 month old Golden Retriever puppy. My other buddies at this home may be familiar to you – Leo (Golden Retriever) along with Timmy and Harry (cats). Most of my photos today are these… Continue reading Adventures in Pet/House Sitting

Hanging Around at Lockport

Posted in Activities, birds, canada, cormorant, flight, Gull, life, lockport, Manitoba, Nature, pelican, pictures, pigeon, Wildlife2 Comments

I left Bird’s Hill Provincial Park and drove to Lockport to take a look around. I found Pelicans and Cormorants. I found out that there was construction on the Lockport Bridge and that the speed limit on the bridge was 30 km, but before going over the bridge, I went into the park on the… Continue reading Hanging Around at Lockport

Diversity Gardens at The Leaf

Posted in Activities, Assiniboine Park, birds, canada, Flowers, gardens, life, Manitoba, Nature, pictures, tree, Turkey, walking, Winnipeg

This morning I wandered around the Diversity Gardens at the Leaf in Assiniboine Park. I had been there the day before it opened to the public and took several photos. Unfortunately I was not at home and was using my little laptop. The laptop updated several times over a few days and is now messed… Continue reading Diversity Gardens at The Leaf

Back to Fort Whyte Alive

Posted in Activities, birds, bison, blog, canada, critters, dove, duck, ducks, flight, Fort Whyte Alive, goose, life, Manitoba, Nature, pelican, pictures, trees, turtle, walking, Wildlife, Winnipeg, Woodpecker

I hadn’t been to Fort Whyte Alive for a few weeks, so today seemed like a good day to head over there. They didn’t make it easy though since one of the roads I travel on to get there was closed – so I had to take a longer route. But, I made it there… Continue reading Back to Fort Whyte Alive

A Morning Visit to Oak Hammock Marsh

Posted in animals, beaver, birds, blackbird, canada, critters, flight, goose, Kildeer, life, Manitoba, Nature, pictures, sunrise, trees, walking, weather, Wildlife

I haven’t been to Oak Hammock Marsh for awhile, so today was the day for a return trip. I left early and was there before any other cars were in the parking lot. As a result I did not see anyone at all, but I did find some birds and a Muskrat. I was glad… Continue reading A Morning Visit to Oak Hammock Marsh

Assiniboine Park after a Temperature Drop

Posted in Activities, animals, Assiniboine Park, birds, canada, duck, Flowers, gardens, goose, Hawk, life, Manitoba, Nature, pictures, sparrow, trees, Warbler, weather, Wildlife, Winnipeg

Luckily we did not get the extreme & dangerously high temperatures that the west coast of Canada had a few days ago, but we had temperatures in the high 30C range – up to 38C. Parts of British Columbia were in the high 40C range almost 50C. Currently a large number of wildfires are burning… Continue reading Assiniboine Park after a Temperature Drop

Walking Around Fort Whyte Alive with my Camera

Posted in Activities, apartment, birds, butterfly, chickadee, cormorant, dove, dragonflies, duck, Fort Whyte Alive, goldfinch, goose, life, Manitoba, Nature, pelican, pictures, robin, sparrow, trees, turtle, walking, weather, Wildlife, Winnipeg1 Comment

It felt like ages since I’ve been to Fort Whyte Alive, but really, it has only been a couple of weeks. Walks are never the same though. I get to watch different critters/birds/reptiles/insects each time. It was a beautiful day for a walk. The heat wave which has been around for a few days was… Continue reading Walking Around Fort Whyte Alive with my Camera

On My Balcony

Posted in Activities, apartment, balcony, birds, Blue Jay, canada, Flowers, life, Manitoba, Nature, pets, pictures, trees, Wildlife, Winnipeg2 Comments

First thing this morning, I made a cup of coffee and then sat out on my balcony to drink it. Of course, I had my camera with me, just in case any critters showed themselves. The one Petunia planter could use another plant or 2, so I decided to head over to the Superstore gardening… Continue reading On My Balcony