ROAD TO LAC DU BONNET

THE ROADS WERE NICE AND CLEAR, VERY CLOUDY EARLY IN THE MORNING 

BUT IT CLEARED UP NICELY!

A FIELD OF SUNFLOWERS THAT DID NOT GET HARVESTED. 

WAITING FOR SPRING. 

THE AREA IS THE HOME OF THE GREAT GREY OWL. 

FINALLY WE SPOTTED ONE. 

THIS OWL WAS WATCHING A FIELD OF HAY BALES;

PROBABLY LOOKING FOR BREAKFAST.

 IT WAS A GOOD DAY FOR BIRD WATCHING.

 THE GREY OWL DID NOT MOVE, EVEN WHEN WE HONKED THE HORN. 

THE SNOWY OWL, ON THE OTHER HAND, TOOK OFF AS SOON AS WE PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.

 IT WAS NICE TO SEE IT SETTLE ON ANOTHER POLE JUST A LITTLE DOWN THE ROAD.

 BUT OUR INTENTION WAS TO WATCH THE 2 GRANDSONS IN THEIR PLAY OFF GAMES.

DECLAN LEADING THE PACK!

THE FINAL SCORE FOR DECLAN'S GAME.

JAYDEN IS ONE TALL PLAYER!

 HE PLAYS DEFENSE AND HE SCORED A  GOAL FROM THE BLUE LINE. 

QUITE A SHOT!

 FINAL SCORE FOR HIS TEAM. NICE TO SEE BOTH BOYS WITH A WINNING GAME.

 MICHAYLA IN HER PINK BEDROOM ON HER NEW BED. 

HER HAIR WAS BELOW HER WAIST SO THIS IS QUITE A CHANGE FOR HER.

 HER CHOICE.

ENJOYING THE SUNSHINE AND PUTTING A WOODEN PLANE PUZZLE TOGETHER. 

IT WAS A GOOD DAY.

ON THE ROAD HOME, 6 HOURS LATER, WE NOTICED THAT THE GREY OWL WAS STILL SITTING ON THE POLE WATCHING THE HAY BALES. 

A LITTLE FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD WE NOTICED ANOTHER ONE IN A TREE AND MANAGED TO GET SOME NICE CLOSE UPS.

IT IS EITHER VERY SLEEPY OR IN NEED OF GLASSES!!!!

 

SNOW!

 SO WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN THIS IS WHAT THE OUTSIDE LOOKS LIKE?

 BUT WE HAVE HAD A LITTLE SUNSHINE AND WHEN THE TEMPERATURES COME UP OUT OF THE DEEP FREEZE, THE SUN DOES MELT THE SNOW ON THE ROADS. THEY ARE PRETTY WELL CLEAR NOW SO TRAVELING IS MORE FUN. 

MY VIEW ON THE WORLD FROM THE LIVING ROOM WINDOW. MY PLANTS ARE LOVING THE SUN - TIME TO DO SOME MORE TRANSPLANTING. 

IN THE MEANTIME, MORE PUZZLES TO BE FINISHED. 

BEATS JUST SITTING AND WATCHING TV WHEN YOU CAN DO BOTH!

THE LAST 2 WERE FROM A FRIEND AND BOTH HAD A PIECE MISSING.

I DID FIND ANOTHER FEW AT SALVATION ARMY THRIFT SHOP THAT WERE  SEALED. 

NO PIECES MISSING? 

ALTHOUGH THE CAT PUZZLE WAS NEW AND CAME WITH A PIECE MISSING!

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY

FEBRUARY

FEBRUARY 2

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DECLAN

WE ARE HOPING TO CELEBRATE DEC'S 8TH BIRTHDAY SOON. 

AS HE WAS ENJOYING FATHER SON CAMP ON THE WEEKEND THE PARTY WILL HAVE TO HAPPEN LATER.

WITH THE FLU BUG HITTING US HARD THIS WINTER, IT WAS GOOD TO HAVE A NEIGHBOUR KID OFFER TO SHOVEL OUR WALK. NICE TO NOT HAVE TO HEAD OUT ON A COLD MORNING.

 

 A PRETTY GOOD MEASUREMENT OF THE SNOW WE HAVE RECEIVED TO DATE.

 

A HOUSE FINCH ALL PUFFED UP AGAINST THE COLD. THEY HAVE BEEN FAITHFUL VISITORS TO THE FEEDER ALL WINTER. AS HAVE THE PINE SISKINS AND RED POLLS, THE NUTHATCH AND CHICKADEE, AS WELL AS THE OCCASIONAL WOOD PECKER.

I WAS NOT EXPECTING THE CEDAR WAXWINGS TO FIND ANYTHING IN MY YARD. SO IT WAS QUITE A SURPRISE WHEN THEY SHOWED UP TO CLEAN OFF THE HIGH BUSH CRANBERRY. I GUESS THE ROBINS LEFT A FEW BERRIES FOR THEM.

WHAT A TREAT TO GET A REASONABLE PHOTO OF THEM. 

AND I CONTINUED TO SPEND MY TIME PUZZLING. THIS HAS BEEN AN UNUSUAL 

YEAR AS I DO 1 OR 2 MOST YEARS.

BUT WHAT A WAY TO SPEND AN AFTERNOON WHEN YOU ARE NOT

FEELING 100%

 

THIS WAS A DIFFICULT ONE AS MANY OF THE PIECES FIT INTO DIFFERENT PLACES. I HAD 2 SPACES & 2 PIECES BUT THERE WAS NO MATCH. SO AFTER TAKING THE LEFT CORNER APART SO MANY TIMES, IT WAS ON TO A EASIER PUZZLE!

 AN EASY KIDS PUZZLE!

THIS IS A PUZZLE OF ERB'S BRIDGE IN PA. WE ACTUALLY STAYED WITH FRIENDS AND OUR BEDROOM WINDOW OVERLOOKED THIS COVERED BRIDGE. 

I FOUND A USED PUZZLE A FEW YEARS AFTER OUR STAY. 

WE ALSO HAD A HORSE & BUGGY RIDE THROUGH THIS BRIDGE!

ANOTHER DIFFICULT PUZZLE BUT THE PIECES WERE UNIQUE.

 A FUN ONE!

SO WE HEAD INTO FEBRUARY AND ACCORDING TO MANITOBA'S GROUND HOG, ANOTHER 6 WEEKS OF WINTER. 

I GUESS THAT TAKES US TO THE MIDDLE OF MARCH. 

TIME TO DO SOME ARM CHAIR GARDENING!