Category: Manitoba

Birds, Flowers, Street Work & Voting

Posted in Activities, animals, balcony, birds, canada, chickadee, critters, crow, Flowers, life, Manitoba, Nature, pictures, squirrel, walking, Wildlife, Winnipeg

I was awakened early this morning with machinery sounds as workers were outside my window working. I was surprised they were working this early as it was before 7:00 am – but they were. I rolled over to try to get back to sleep – but it was too noisy, so I finally decided I… Continue reading Birds, Flowers, Street Work & Voting

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

A Walk in the Assiniboine Park Zoo

Posted in Activities, animals, apartment, balcony, birds, canada, chickadee, critters, ibis, Manitoba, Nature, pelican, pictures, spoonbill, walking, Winnipeg, zoo2 Comments

After leaving the Gardens at the Leaf, I headed back to my car, which I had left parked in the zoo parking lot. At that point, I thought I should head into the zoo. I haven’t wandered in the zoo with my camera for some time. Many of you know that I volunteer in the… Continue reading A Walk in the Assiniboine Park Zoo

A Late Summer Visit to the Gardens at the Leaf

Posted in Activities, Assiniboine Park, assiniboine park zoo, birds, butterfly, canada, dragonflies, duck, Flowers, gardens, Manitoba, Nature, pictures, trees, walking, Wildlife, Winnipeg

The building (The Leaf) is still under construction, but is moving along. I thought it would be nice to visit the gardens after they have had the summer to grow and mature. Obviously, many of them will continue to grow over the years, so it will be constantly changing. I parked in the zoo parking… Continue reading A Late Summer Visit to the Gardens at the Leaf

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

Kildonan Park – Last Stop of the Day

Posted in Activities, birds, canada, duck, ducks, gardens, geese, goose, Manitoba, Nature, pictures, sparrow, trees, walking, Wildlife, Winnipeg2 Comments

I headed back to Winnipeg after stopping at Captain Kennedy House and since I was on Main Street, it was convenient to stop at Kildonan Park for my last stop of the day. I always love to walk through & take photos of the gardens near the beginning of the park. Then I moved over… Continue reading Kildonan Park – Last Stop of the Day

An Unplanned Stop at Captain Kennedy’s House and Gardens on River Road

Posted in Activities, canada, Flowers, gardens, Manitoba, pictures, Red River, trees, walking5 Comments

As I was driving along River Road, I passed Captain Kennedy’s House and Gardens and I decided to park and walk around there. One more stop on the way home and that will be posted tomorrow.

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

A Morning Stroll along Cedar Bog Trail

Posted in Activities, animals, Bird's Hill Provincial Park, canada, critters, FitBit, Manitoba, Nature, pictures, Provincial Park, squirrel, trees, walking, weather, Wildlife

It was a chilly morning (for August) when I decided to head north to Birds Hill Provincial Park where I could walk on the Cedar Bog Trail. It seems like its been awhile since I’ve been out there, but especially since I’ve walked this trail. Rain wasn’t in the forecast, but there were some very… Continue reading A Morning Stroll along Cedar Bog Trail