These are my Snowy Owl mittens. Aren’t they the cutest? They even have different personalities. With two layers of warm wool, my hands have never been warmer when I’m out and about. I have had chronically frozen fingers in winter ever since I can remember. Thank goodness these mitts came…
It has been cold here! Really cold! The term the weather forecasters are using for this extended period of chilly weather is “polar vortex.” Whatever it’s called, it does not compel me to go outside for long periods of time. What to do? What about…
Sunday morning I had an island in Lake Ontario and eight Snowy Owls all to myself. Spectacular! I got down to Presqu’ile Park as the sun was rising and headed down the beach. The day was calm and warm, so I knew the crossing to Gull Island would not…
Winter is one of my favourite times for photography, and I admit I am off to a bit of a slow start this year. But this morning when the little puppy we are looking after woke me up at 4:45 to go outside (good girl!) and the weather was…
For this blog we are going on a trip- to Saskatchewan! Saskatchewan is bursting with scenes like this. Huge fields of crops, cattle, barns, hay bales, and fenceposts. But Saskatchewan has many scenes, including ones you may not expect. In the far south lies some really surprising geography, plants and…
Lake Superior. Now I get it. For years people have been telling me how gorgeous it is and how much I would love it there. I listened, but the 12 hour drive always kept me away. Now that I have been there, I understand. Superior. This lake is…
