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Nearing the End (I HOPE) of our Neverending Winter

Posted in Activities, animals, birds, blackbird, canada, critters, duck, Fort Whyte Alive, goose, junco, life, Manitoba, Merganser, Nature, pictures, snow, sparrow, squirrel, trees, walking, weather, Wildlife, Winnipeg, winter, Woodpecker2 Comments

Although there is still snow and ice in abundance here, there is also water – lots of water. Due to our high amount of snowfall this year, the melting snow and ice is now causing flooding in many parts of the province. Winnipeg (or Winterpeg, which it is often called) has almost made it through… Continue reading Nearing the End (I HOPE) of our Neverending Winter

Taking Advantage of an Unusually Mild November Day

Posted in Activities, animals, Bird's Hill Provincial Park, birds, canada, chickadee, critters, deer, dog, junco, life, Manitoba, Nature, nuthatch, pictures, trees, walking, weather, Wildlife, Winnipeg4 Comments

Occasionally we have some above 0C temperatures in November, but usually by now, the days are mostly below 0C. So, with a predicted high of plus 9, I knew I would be out walking a trail or 2 in Bird’s Hill Provincial Park. The next 2 days are predicted to be even a little bit… Continue reading Taking Advantage of an Unusually Mild November Day

A Chilly Walk Around Assiniboine Park

Posted in Activities, animals, Assiniboine Park, birds, canada, critters, Flowers, gardens, geese, goose, junco, life, Manitoba, Nature, pictures, squirrel, trees, Turkey, walking, weather, Wildlife, Winnipeg

We are actually having amazing weather this year and now that we are into November, this certainly won’t last much longer. It was chilly when I went for my walk though. The temperature was about 1C with enough of a wind to make it feel colder. Of course, I managed a few photos on my… Continue reading A Chilly Walk Around Assiniboine Park

Adventures in Pet Sitting

Posted in Activities, animals, apartment, birds, cat, critters, dogs, Dublyn, Harry, junco, Leo, life, Manitoba, pet, pets, pictures, sparrow, Timmy, Winnipeg

Most of you know that I love all critters. Unfortunately, since selling my home, I have been living in apartments that do not allow pets. The ones that do allow pets are usually more expensive to rent and my retirement income doesn’t give me enough to rent one of those. So, when my nephew contacted… Continue reading Adventures in Pet Sitting

Fort Whyte Alive this Morning

Posted in Activities, birds, canada, ducks, Fort Whyte Alive, geese, Manitoba, Nature, pictures, spring, walking, weather, Wildlife, Winnipeg

Plenty of birds are arriving here in Manitoba after vacationing in the south over the winter. It is interesting to watch as they arrive here – some will stay for the summer and and some will head further north. I’ll be keeping my eye on the Bald Eagle nest, but not sure how much I’ll… Continue reading Fort Whyte Alive this Morning

Back to Bird’s Hill Provincial Park – part 3

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

It was a short drive from the beach parking lot to the next parking lot, so I was soon walking along the Cedar Bog trail. The snow was pretty much gone, so other than some muddy spots – walking was good. 🙂 I could hear Chickadees, but they were not showing themselves to me –… Continue reading Back to Bird’s Hill Provincial Park – part 3

A Morning Stroll at a very busy Fort Whyte Alive

Posted in Activities, birds, canada, ducks, eagle, Eagle, Fort Whyte Alive, geese, Manitoba, Nature, pictures, snow, spring, tree, trees, walking, weather, Wildlife, Winnipeg

I headed over to Fort Whyte Alive a little later than I usually go. Normally I am there at opening, but it was about an hour after than when I arrived. The parking lot was almost full, so I knew there would be a lot of people in there and I thought about turning around… Continue reading A Morning Stroll at a very busy Fort Whyte Alive

A Morning Walk at Bunn’s Creek

Posted in Activities, birds, Bunn's Creek, canada, flight, geese, ice, life, Manitoba, Nature, pictures, Red River, spring, trees, walking, weather, Wildlife, Winnipeg

It was a cloudy/dull morning – not a great type of day for photo taking – but I headed to Bunn’s Creek in my never-ending search for the Cardinals that are often seen there. Not seen by me – but by many others. A few months ago, I met a woman who showed me the… Continue reading A Morning Walk at Bunn’s Creek

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 Walk in the Snow

Posted in Activities, animals, birds, canada, critters, ducks, Fort Whyte Alive, geese, ice, life, Manitoba, Nature, pictures, snow, trees, walking, weather, Wildlife, Winnipeg, winter3 Comments

With the temperature hovering around 0C, I decided to head over to Fort Whyte Alive where I could walk. There is still snow on the ground, which arrived a few days ago. The forecast says the temperature will be up around 10C in a few days – but I’m not holding my breath. The water… Continue reading A Walk in the Snow