Category: winter

Hanging Out with the Boys

Posted in Activities, animals, canada, car, cat, critters, Dave, life, Manitoba, pets, pictures, Rodney, Spencer, Toyota Yaris, Winnipeg, winter4 Comments

You met these cats a few weeks ago when I spent time with them in their home and I am back with them again – but that will end tomorrow. I have been taking a few photos (of course). For the last 2 photos, Rodney had been lying beside me when I opened the aquarium… Continue reading Hanging Out with the Boys

Spending Some Time with Cats

Posted in Activities, animals, bear, birds, canada, cat, chickadee, critters, Dave, life, Manitoba, Nature, nuthatch, pets, pictures, Rodney, snow, Spencer, Winnipeg, winter

I’d like to introduce you to 3 cats who were in need of someone to spend time with them while their owners were away this week. Of course, I arrived with my camera and managed a few photos. Here are Spencer, Dave and Rodney! Spencer spends almost all of his day (& night) in the… Continue reading Spending Some Time with Cats

Fort Whyte Alive after a Fresh Snow

Posted in Activities, animals, birds, canada, critters, eagle, flight, Fort Whyte Alive, geese, ice, Manitoba, Nature, pictures, snow, trees, weather, Wildlife, Winnipeg, winter

This morning I decided to head over to Fort Whyte Alive and so that is what I did and arrived a few minutes after they opened at 9:00 am. I stopped on the road as I was driving in to get a photo of some of the Canada Geese and Sea Gulls at the edge… Continue reading Fort Whyte Alive after a Fresh Snow

A Springtime walk around Fort Whyte Alive

Posted in Activities, animals, birds, bison, canada, critters, Fort Whyte Alive, geese, ice, Manitoba, Nature, pictures, snow, spring, trees, walking, weather, Wildlife, Winnipeg, winter

This morning I decided to head over to Fort Whyte Alive for my walk. I phoned ahead to find out if the paths were still icy and they advised me that some spots were, but much has melted. I decided to put my spikes on just to be careful. It turned out that the spikes… Continue reading A Springtime walk around Fort Whyte Alive

Return to the Bird’s Hill Park Lakes & Trails

Posted in Activities, birds, Birds Hill Provincial Park, canada, ice, life, Manitoba, pictures, snow, spring, trees, walking, weather, Wildlife, Winnipeg, winter4 Comments

Just like my first walk after breaking my shoulder was back to the trails at Fort Whyte Alive where I fell & broke it, my first walk back in Bird’s Hill just had to be to the area where I was lost for a few hours. This time I decided to reverse the walk by… Continue reading Return to the Bird’s Hill Park Lakes & Trails

A Beautiful Morning at Bird’s Hill Provincial Park

Posted in Activities, Bird's Hill Provincial Park, birds, canada, ice, Manitoba, Nature, pictures, snow, trees, weather, Wildlife, Winnipeg, winter2 Comments

The forecast for today was for above normal temperatures under a mainly sunny sky. I decided a drive to Bird’s Hill Provincial Park would be a great way to spend the morning. Normal temperatures for today’s date are between -1C and -11C and the high for today was forecast to be +12C – but it… Continue reading A Beautiful Morning at Bird’s Hill Provincial Park

Almost Spring at Bunn’s Creek

Posted in Activities, birds, Bunn's Creek, canada, dogs, ice, Manitoba, Nature, pets, pictures, snow, spring, trees, walking, weather, Winnipeg, winter1 Comment

March is the month that can go either way around here. We have had blizzards some years and we have had an early spring other years. This year is looking more like it will be an early spring. It can still go the other way though, so I’ll just enjoy what we have right now.… Continue reading Almost Spring at Bunn’s Creek

Follow-up to Lost in Bird’s Hill Provincial Park

Posted in Activities, Bird's Hill Provincial Park, canada, life, lost, Manitoba, snow, walking, winter

This morning I pulled up an online map of Bird’s Hill Provincial Park to try to determine where I had actually gone in my wanderings the other day. Here is the map and I have marked a few spots that I know but there is a large blank spot where I have no idea how… Continue reading Follow-up to Lost in Bird’s Hill Provincial Park

Lost in Bird’s Hill Provincial Park – part 2

Posted in Activities, animals, Bird's Hill Provincial Park, birds, canada, critters, flight, ice, life, Manitoba, Nature, phone, pictures, Provincial Park, snow, trees, walking, weather, Wildlife, Winnipeg, winter

The gate to the West Beach in Bird’s Hill Provincial Park is always open – but it is a little chilly for swimming in the winter and I’ve never gone in there. Today I decided to take a look. After parking the car, I noticed that there are trails around the lakes – so I… Continue reading Lost in Bird’s Hill Provincial Park – part 2

Lost in Bird’s Hill Provincial Park – part 1

Posted in Activities, Bird's Hill Provincial Park, birds, canada, Manitoba, Nature, pictures, snow, trees, walking, Wildlife, Winnipeg, winter

We are in the midst of a very brief winter warm up with a +6C temperature yesterday and about 0C today. I decided to avoid the trail in Bird’s Hill yesterday as it would probably be crowded and harder to social distance. I headed out there today for a walk. I stopped at the Cedar… Continue reading Lost in Bird’s Hill Provincial Park – part 1