Beautiful and warm today. Also windy. Knocked the bird feeder over twice! Fantastic walk in the ravine. Lots of people in shorts. A wee bit of ice on the shady part of the path, but otherwise clear. 17C.
MacKinnon Ravine 17C
Tag Archives: River Valley
Mourning Cloak
First butterfly of the year – the beautiful Mourning Cloak butterfly (near the Strathcona Farmer’s Market). Almost always the first butterfly I see in the spring!
Tawatinâ Bridge
Warm lunchtime walk in and around Louise McKinney Park and the new(ish) Tawatinâ Bridge. Beautiful day and I love the Indigenous art. Need to spend more time exploring the area although I still miss the old Cloverdale pedestrian-only footbridge. 7C.
Glad they retained the Trans Canada Trail system donation wall. Sandra bought one for us before she passed away.
Smoky and Hot
Another early morning walk (before the 32C heat kicks in and the Blue Jays game starts), but not too early (about 7:30 am). Beautiful and a bit smoky from the fire in Jasper. During our 90+ minute walk, the temperature went from 15C to 21C. 10,000+ steps.
Harrumph
It happens every year, but every year it’s a drag. The spring snowstorm(s). I had five days off at Easter (April 15-19) and only one of those days was nice (Monday, April 18). The rest were either too windy and dreary to walk, or snowmaggedon (Tuesday, April 19 – about 15cm). Yes, it’s pretty, and yes, the moisture is good, but it’s still deflating. When I lived close to Mill Creek Ravine, the day after would have guaranteed I’d be in the snow covered woods, but it’s different now, with two people and a ravine that is quite steep. That’s my excuse anyway…
Breaking Up
Nice to see the river is breaking up. Another beautiful walk with Tom. 11C. Back in running shoes.
