spring in huntsville

i am usually at the school library on tuesdays.  

not today.

so instead i drove the kids to school then took Gertie and we went for a walk.

it's Spring.

the sun is shining.

the birds are chirping.

it's a beautiful day.

oh yeah, did i mention our snow hadn't finished melting and we got more yesterday?

 i walked down to the town docks and saw that beautiful view under the bridge.

those are my footprints on the dock.

i love the clock tower. 

welcome home. i love having the geese back.

 walking beside the water.  so beautiful.

look at all those duck footprints.  

i didn't get to see any ducks this morning, but they will probably be there in the afternoon sun. 

 love this cross atop the Anglican church by the water.  

Good Friday is only a few days away.

look at the sun shining on the water.

it is spring.  

the snow doesn't make it winter again.

the warmth in the sunshine.

the geese.

even the seagulls i heard calling out.

i love spring.

all aspects of it.

winter walk

the sun was up.

the dog was raring to go.

i got on my snowpants, coat, boots and toque.  

fetched Gertie.

let out the beast.

away we went.

the beast.

what a beautiful day for a walk.

sun was shining.

snow was glittering.

didn't need snowshoes because our trail was packed down enough.

this is not our trail.  i climbed up through waist deep snow to photograph this trail.

the train passing.  a glimpse through our trees.

the view from our lookout

i wanted to capture the woodpecker..or the crows.

maybe even a chickadee.

the one crow that came to say hi left before i could even get my camera to my eye.

the one woodpecker we know of didn't come out to play.

there was one little chickadee but it flew away when the beast and i neared.

relaxing up at the lookout.

oh well.

it was still a gorgeous walk.

look at that beautiful blue sky

gertie loved capturing the beauty surrounding us.

the beast is so fun to photograph in the snow.

i'm so glad i took this hour today.

and check out who was enjoying the sunshine through the window when we got home.

*yes, he's sitting on our table...when the people are away the cat will play*

*all photos taken by me

with Gertie.

aftermath of yesterday's snowday.

yesterday we had a snow day here in Muskoka.

buses were cancelled.  

roads were slippery.

people complained of winter coming back.

it felt like winter yesterday.

this morning we woke with the sun shining brightly, and glistening off the fresh snow.

haha, he blew a little too hard and it blew back in his face.

guess that's what happens when we are rushing it as the bus is pulling up.

this poor boat became frozen in the giant puddle that froze over. 

all the puddles froze with a beautiful frost over them.

look at those shadows!

but don't worry.

spring is here.  

even with the snowy day yesterday.

as i was walking to the house i spotted this beautiful lady.

i don't know where her nest is built or being built but she's almost ready to lay her eggs.

*all photos taken by me.

with Gertie.

edited with Photoshop Elements

19/365

day 19.

Abandoned

i was trying to think of a place in the area i could go capture some photographs.

there had to be a place somewhere.

on our way home from church this morning we were driving in a snowstorm.

i made the decision that i'd stay home, not go driving around looking for somewhere abandoned.

at lunch i said to my husband 

"i wish i could get to the old robin's nest, by the shed,"

he said, 

"if you really want to photograph to you'll get to it."

i looked at the mess by the shed and saw no way to do it.

then the more i looked at it and thought about what he said, 

i realized he was right.

i began seeing a way to climb up to get a good view of the next instead of a hinderance.

I did want to photograph it.

i would find a way.

i put on my boots.

and headed out, with Gertie, to see the nest.

shovelling the path on our way.

this nest has been abandoned by our beloved robin for a year and a half now.  

she didn't go back to it this past summer.

i don't actually know if robins go back to the same nest or not.

i still think it's because i scared her babes one year and they flew out dropped out of the nest.

they couldn't actually fly yet.  

the momma bird rounded them up...

i don't know what happened to them.

but this nest was theirs.

we watched them hatch, grow.

and then i sent them to their deaths!

aren't birds' nests amazing.

*all photos taken by me, 

with Gertie.

edited with Photoshop Elements

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