Snowbound, 28-29 January 2023

  

Snow Scenes - 16 December 2022

I took a wonderful walk today. Ostensibly I was running errands, but I really just wanted to get out and breathe in the brisk air and enjoy the scenery.

Goodbye Red Lion, hello Yako Sushi House.

Pine sap. All the pines on my route had it oozing from their scars.

Despite being winter, there were birds everywhere.

Not sure what kind of berries these are. Serviceberries?

A poster.

A Walk in the Snow

This morning we were greeted with a beautiful snow storm. It was around freezing out and big flakes coated the ground. I fooled myself into thinking that I'd run errands but I did manage to get out to Acewood Conservation Park for some time out amongst the trees and on the ice.

I scared a mourning dove and it perched on a branch not too far away. Since it was happy to sit still for me, I snapped many photos but of course only 1 was anywhere near in focus and at all decent.

Despite the snow coming down at quite a clip, there were lots of birds out and about as I could hear their sounds and calls all around me as I walked through the woods.

The Arch:

Despite some occasional noise from one or another of the industrial sites west of the park, it was calm and peaceful overall.

I wandered behind the cattails on the south side of the pond.

I saw what appeared to be ropes danging from a tree but found that they were narrow trunks sprouting from the base of the tree. They seemed to dangle in mid-air but were hanging from branches above.

A lovely morning to wander through some woods. Since the snow never let up, I decided to go run my errands tomorrow and instead head home where I would lie on the couch after shoveling the heavy, wet blanket of snow that covered the sidewalk. One disadvantage of being on a corner lot.