Category: Manitoba

A Windy Morning at Oak Hammock Marsh

Posted in Activities, birds, ducks, flight, geese, Manitoba, Nature, Oak Hammock Marsh, pictures, Provincial Park, swans, walking, weather, Wildlife2 Comments

I had a few possibilities as to where I would go today, but I knew it had to be out of the city. Since the provincial parks are open, my first thought was the Whiteshell Provincial Park as it has been years since I have been there. It is a little over an hour to… Continue reading A Windy Morning at Oak Hammock Marsh

Back to the Zoo

Posted in Activities, animals, Assiniboine Park, assiniboine park zoo, birds, critters, eagle, Fort Whyte Alive, geese, Manitoba, Nature, pictures, walking, Wildlife, Winnipeg, zoo

Things are very slowly starting to return to normal. The big thing (for me) is that the Assiniboine Park Zoo has opened. Normally, I volunteer there about 3-4 times a week, and I have really missed it. The zoo opened to the public on Wednesday May 13th, but on Tuesday the 12th, we had a… Continue reading Back to the Zoo

An Afternoon Walk in the Park

Posted in Activities, animals, birds, Birds Hill Provincial Park, exercise, family, Manitoba, Mom, Nature, pictures, Provincial Park, spring, trees, walking, weather, Wildlife, Winnipeg, winter

Yesterday was Mother’s Day – so a belated Mother’s Day to all the mothers. Hope you had a good day. Social distancing makes it hard to get the hugs, but hopefully everyone got a phone call. My daughter called me and we had a lovely chat just before I headed out for my walk. We… Continue reading An Afternoon Walk in the Park

Looking out my Window

Posted in Activities, apartment, Baking, birds, canada, flight, geese, Manitoba, pictures, trees, weather, Wildlife, Winnipeg, yard2 Comments

It isn’t very warm out here this morning (2C), but when the sun shines it doesn’t feel too bad. I have my window wide open and leaned out to take a few photos this morning. I took my camera to the window this morning because I heard Canada Geese and saw 2 of them that… Continue reading Looking out my Window

Looking for an Owl

Posted in Activities, animals, Assiniboine Park, assiniboine park zoo, bear, birds, critters, dog, dog walking, dogs, eagle, garden, Leo, Manitoba, Nature, owl, pictures, Sunny, trees, walking, Wildlife, Winnipeg, zoo2 Comments

After walking the dogs this morning, I headed to the English Garden beside the Zoo at Assiniboine Park. Several people have been seeing a Barred Owl there and I wanted to see and photograph it also. I couldn’t find him though – even with the help of a friend who had seen him more than… Continue reading Looking for an Owl

Bears will be Bears

Posted in animals, Assiniboine Park, assiniboine park zoo, bear, critters, ice, Manitoba, pictures, snow, Winnipeg, winter, zoo5 Comments

The Polar Bears at the Assiniboine Park Zoo were having lots of fun yesterday. The 2 main participants in this wrestling match are Storm and York and then Willow makes an appearance at the end as she very slowly slid down the hill towards them. I could have stayed and watched them much longer, but… Continue reading Bears will be Bears

To Birds Hill Provincial Park for a Stroll

Posted in Activities, Bird's Hill Provincial Park, birds, Birds Hill Provncial Park, dog, exercise, Manitoba, Nature, pictures, Provincial Park, trees, walking, weather, Wildlife, Winnipeg, winter

It felt like spring here in Winnipeg and with a temperature forecast to be -1C, it was time to find a spot in nature. The Provincial parks offer free entrance in February, and it has been awhile since I’ve been there, so I put a few sunflower seeds in my pocket and headed there. I… Continue reading To Birds Hill Provincial Park for a Stroll

A Winter Walk at Fort Whyte Alive

Posted in Activities, animals, critters, family, Fort Whyte Alive, Manitoba, Nature, pictures, snow, trees, walking, weather, Wildlife, Winnipeg, winter8 Comments

It was a pretty chilly morning when I decided I needed a nature break, but nature was calling, so I bundled up and headed for Fort White Alive yesterday. You can see larger versions of these photos by clicking on them and scrolling through. I had almost finished the loop around, when I saw a… Continue reading A Winter Walk at Fort Whyte Alive

Fort Whyte Alive – Oct 20/19

Posted in Activities, birds, critters, family, flight, Fort Whyte Alive, geese, life, Manitoba, Nature, pictures, trees, walking, Wildlife, Winnipeg2 Comments

I spent the morning wandering around at Fort Whyte Alive and took a few photos. As usual, you can click on one and scroll through them at a larger size to see them better. Dedicated to my brother-in-law, John Panting (Oct 20/41 – May 9/19) John and my sister Sharon were married for 51 years… Continue reading Fort Whyte Alive – Oct 20/19

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