Tag: nature

Riding Mountain National Park – Day 3, part 1

Posted in animals, bear, birds, critters, Manitoba, Nature, pictures, Riding Mountain National Park, travel, trees, vacation, Wildlife

Another beautiful morning for my first drive of the day. I come here to see the critters – but the views are beautiful also. The Loons were gathering in the water, and I’m not sure what they were doing, but my zoom lens managed to get a few photos. Now, it was time for some… Continue reading Riding Mountain National Park – Day 3, part 1

Riding Mountain National Park – day 2, part 3

Posted in Activities, animals, bear, canada, critters, Manitoba, Nature, pictures, Riding Mountain National Park, travel, trees, vacation, Wildlife2 Comments

I had to take one more drive before bedtime and it turned out to be a mostly Black Bear drive. For some variety I drove up to get a photo of the walking man tree. It is north of Moon Lake.

Riding Mountain National Park – June 9, continued

Posted in Activities, animals, bear, birds, bison, canada, critters, Flowers, Food, gardens, life, Manitoba, Nature, pictures, Riding Mountain National Park, travel, trees, vacation, Wildlife

After checking into my beautiful deluxe room at Elkhorn Resort, I headed downstairs and outside to visit the horses at the stables. I talked to one of the employees, asking about the extra horses they had compared to other visits. She told me that they often board horses over the winter but due to COVID-19,… Continue reading Riding Mountain National Park – June 9, continued

Clouds & Moon

Posted in Activities, Moon, Nature, pictures, Winnipeg

Last night the clouds were moving and changing constantly and in between the clouds, I could see the Moon trying to show itself. It is almost full moon and was interesting watching. It is often fascinating to just sit and watch the sky.

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

Fort Whyte Alive – Oct 20/19

Posted in Activities, birds, critters, family, flight, Fort Whyte Alive, geese, life, Manitoba, Nature, pictures, trees, walking, Wildlife, Winnipeg2 Comments

I spent the morning wandering around at Fort Whyte Alive and took a few photos. As usual, you can click on one and scroll through them at a larger size to see them better. Dedicated to my brother-in-law, John Panting (Oct 20/41 – May 9/19) John and my sister Sharon were married for 51 years… Continue reading Fort Whyte Alive – Oct 20/19

Winnipeg to Vancouver – Day 5

Posted in Activities, cat, Coquihalla Canyon, Coquihalla River, craven, Nature, pets, pictures, Port Coquitlam, Provincial Park, Squish, travel, trees, vacation, Vancouver, walking5 Comments

My daughter Angie has plans made for the days I will be here and everything sounds so great. Today’s excursion was out to Othello-Quintette Tunnels, which is in a Provincial Park. Here, the Coquihalla River has dug a deep canyon (Coquihalla Canyon) with its rushing waters. The tunnels go alongside the river and cross over… Continue reading Winnipeg to Vancouver – Day 5

Winnipeg to Vancouver – Day 2

Posted in Activities, animals, bear, birds, bison, critters, dog, flight, hawk, Manitoba, Nature, pictures, Riding Mountain National Park, travel, trees, vacation, walking, weather, Wildlife4 Comments

Even though it was cloudy this morning, I headed to Grayling Lake to see about a sunrise photo. Today is a bonus already even with the clouds because the forecast said rain all day and it isn’t raining, It also wasn’t going to show me a sunrise – but even without the sun, the early… Continue reading Winnipeg to Vancouver – Day 2

Winnipeg to Vancouver – Day 1, Part 2

Posted in Activities, animals, bear, birds, bison, critters, flight, hawk, Manitoba, Nature, pictures, Riding Mountain National Park, Wildlife2 Comments

After my lunch and then getting signed into my room at the Honeycomb Bed & Breakfast, it was time to head back out to see what I could find. I headed for the Bison enclosure and on the way, I found this little Black Bear – all by him or her self. He did not… Continue reading Winnipeg to Vancouver – Day 1, Part 2