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Spring at the Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve

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The Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve seemed like a great place to go for a walk yesterday. The ice is mostly gone, but on some of the little ponds where there is no moving water, there is still a layer of ice. I didn’t test to see how thin the ice was. Mallard Ducks and… Continue reading Spring at the Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve

A Happy New Year Walk

Posted in Activities, birds, British Columbia, canada, Chilliwack, duck, Eagle, Geese, ice, life, Merganser, Nature, pictures, river, Sardis Park/Pond, spring, trees, Vedder River, walking, weather, Wildlife6 Comments

January 1st wasn’t great for walking, so I took a long walk on January 2nd. My first stop was the Sardis Park/Pond in Chilliwack. This is one of my favourite places to walk – but I have to admit that all the walking spots I’ve found so far are all my favourites – LOL. When… Continue reading A Happy New Year Walk

Fairfield Island

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My friend Karen – who used to live in Chilliwack gave me directions to Fairfield Island for a place to walk. So, today the sun was shining and I decided it would be a good day to check it out. To get there I had to drive on a road over the Hope River Bridge… Continue reading Fairfield Island

Return to the Greater Vancouver Zoo

Posted in Activities, animals, Bear, birds, British Columbia, canada, Caribou, critters, duck, Eagle, elk, flamingo, Food, giraffe, Greater Vancouver Zoo, Lemur, life, lion, Mara, muskox, Nature, Ostrich, peacock, sheep, tiger, tortoise, walking, weather, wolf, zebra, zoo

Yesterday was a beautiful day for another walk at the zoo (which is not in Vancouver) although the name kind of implies that it is in Vancouver. Oh Well. Before heading out I decided I should have the oil changed in my car, so I stopped at a nearby Mr. Lube location. Just as that… Continue reading Return to the Greater Vancouver Zoo

Checking out the Greater Vancouver Zoo

Posted in Activities, animals, assiniboine park zoo, birds, British Columbia, cheetah, critters, Eagle, flamingo, giraffe, Guineafowl, hippo, life, lion, Manitoba, muskox, Nature, Ostrich, Panda, pictures, sheep, walking, Winnipeg, wolf, zebra, zoo2 Comments

After all the time I spent volunteering as well as visiting the Assiniboine Park Zoo in Winnipeg, it was only a matter of time before I decided to check out the Greater Vancouver Zoo. This zoo is not in Vancouver, even though the name suggests that it is. It is actually in Aldergrove, B.C. The… Continue reading Checking out the Greater Vancouver Zoo

A Springtime Stroll at Fort Whyte Alive

Posted in Activities, animals, birds, bison, canada, critters, Eagle, Fort Whyte Alive, geese, goose, ice, life, Macy, Manitoba, Nature, Redpoll, snow, squirrel, Teddy, trees, walking, Waxwing, weather, Wildlife, Winnipeg, Woodpecker4 Comments

Right after Teddy, Macy and I had our morning walk, I decided to drive over to Fort Whyte Alive to have another walk. There is still a lot of snow and ice covering much of the trails and the lakes, but walking is ok. Every trail did have some gravel or sand showing and it… Continue reading A Springtime Stroll at Fort Whyte Alive

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 Few Days

Posted in Activities, animals, apartment, Assiniboine Park, balcony, birds, Bowser, canada, critters, deer, dogs, Eagle, gardens, Manitoba, Mocha, Nature, pets, phoebe, pictures, squirrel, Toby, walking, weather, Wildlife, Winnipeg

I’ll start with a follow-up of Bowser’s 3rd try at Dog Dash. He did much better than the times before. He was still very stressed about the whole thing, but he was walking on the treadmill for most of the time. I could have booked another visit, but decided to just see how he did… Continue reading A Few Days

A Beautiful Morning at Fort Whyte Alive

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I was thinking it has been awhile since I’ve been to Fort Whyte Alive and looking back on my posts, I see it has been about 5 weeks. That IS a long time! But, it was a beautiful morning so that is where I went this morning.

A Couple of Days in Riding Mountain National Park – part 2

Posted in Activities, animals, bear, birds, bison, blackbird, canada, critters, Eagle, gardens, life, loon, Manitoba, Nature, pictures, spring, travel, walking, Wildlife, Winnipeg

After leaving Wasagaming, I headed north towards the Wishing Well. There is (of course) a well to collect coins as you make your wish, but I go to take photos of the birds in the water and was hoping to find some fish in the little stream that runs through it. In the summer and… Continue reading A Couple of Days in Riding Mountain National Park – part 2