Day 54 - 23rd February 2019 - Blue Jay, Mourning Dove and Hooded Mergansers

Temperature is near -15 this morning, it's a cold one, but the stars are all out and promises to be a nice day. The calm before the storm tomorrow. We've had several storm days last week, winter has come when we are now ready to think about spring. The days are getting longer and in a few weeks, time will "Spring Ahead ". It's been a busy week. We have the living room upside down doing a few renos - new hardwood floor, fresh coat of paint. I leave most of this to Larry except when he enlists my help to use power tools! This means that furniture is everywhere but where it should be and I can no longer find anything. Oh well it will soon be back to rights and look great. A few more rooms can use some fresh paint this winter so we will continue along with these projects for another month. By then spare time will be spent in the wood pile. Managed to get to both Knitting and Yarn sessions this week - weather co-operated on those days but no Thelma & Louise this week. The yard is filled with birds every day, but nothing new to report. Last Sunday we took a drive up the road to check the river and lakes - Ring-Neck Ducks at Lake Philip and have been in the river below Lake Deception all week as well as 2 male Hooded Mergansers above Lake Philip in the river. No sign of the Common Mergansers at East McKay Lake that day.

Blue Jay cracking sunflower seeds

Mourning Dove

A glimpse of Hooded Mergansers through the bushes.





Enjoy your day!