Category: winter

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

Assiniboine Park Zoo in the Winter

Posted in Activities, animals, Assiniboine Park, assiniboine park zoo, birds, critters, Nature, pictures, snow, tree, trees, walking, weather, Winnipeg, winter, zoo6 Comments

There is a lot of good views of the critters in the Assiniboine Park Zoo in the winter. Most of the animals live in the climate that we have here and get much more active in the winter than in the summer, when they would rather find a shady place to sleep. I went there… Continue reading Assiniboine Park Zoo in the Winter

Re-visit to the Canadian Museum for Human Rights

Posted in Canadian Museum for Human Rights, human rights, life, pictures, Red River, snow, The Forks, walking, Winnipeg, winter4 Comments

Last year I bought an annual membership to the Canadian Museum for Human Rights here in Winnipeg. I went 3 or 4 times and I wrote a few articles here about it, but then I got busy and didn’t go back. There is so much to see that several visits are necessary to absorb all… Continue reading Re-visit to the Canadian Museum for Human Rights

Bird Sitting

Posted in Activities, birds, critters, Nature, pets, pictures, snow, Wildlife, Winnipeg, winter, yard5 Comments

Meet my two new buddies – Eva and Thomas, the Cockatiels. Guess I can’t really say they are my buddies yet, but this is only day 2 with them and we are getting there. Eva is pretty trusting and she will get on my hand and then head for my shoulder. Thomas did get on… Continue reading Bird Sitting

Spring is on the Way

Posted in Activities, animals, apartment, Assiniboine Park, assiniboine park zoo, birds, critters, Manitoba, move, pets, pictures, spring, Winnipeg, winter, zoo5 Comments

Yes, Christmas is on the way too – but spring WILL be here sometime in the next couple of months. In the meantime, I will be moving at the end of March and have been packing in advance. The first 2 weeks in March I will be bird and house sitting, so I won’t get… Continue reading Spring is on the Way

It is Officially COLD here

Posted in Activities, assiniboine park zoo, birds, ice, Manitoba, snow, weather, Wildlife, Winnipeg, winter4 Comments

Five years ago when I wrote the stories about driving to Texas to get away from the cold temperatures here, it wasn’t even as cold as it is now. I thought the -23C with a windchill of -30C was cold though. This year at about the same time, we have been getting several extreme cold… Continue reading It is Officially COLD here

In Reality

Posted in Activities, Chester, home, ice, Manitoba, pets, snow, travel, weather, Winnipeg, winter6 Comments

The explanation about my virtual trip to Dallas in 2014 – and what I was really doing.

23 Hours in Dallas

Posted in Activities, Chester, dog, ice, Manitoba, pets, snow, travel, weather, Winnipeg, winter

My virtual trip to Dallas continues here.

Weekend Trip to Dallas

Posted in Activities, dog, ice, pets, snow, travel, weather, Winnipeg, winter5 Comments

My virtual trip to find warmth in the middle of the winter continues.