A distant memory

And yet so powerful. It has been a while since we have seen the sun here in Winnipeg. Many have complained about it, none have been heard and nothing has changed.

Solar mayhem

That’s how Mother Nature considers mankind: of no importance. To commemorate some of the nicer moments of the sunshine, namely the sunsets in the past few months, let’s have a look at

Manitoba skies (2)

Over time, many pictures contain skies, in one way or another. Very often the sky is overlooked, even if it is always present. While I have already blogged about Manitoba skies, I thought it would be nice to have some more.

Clear Lake

Skies in Manitoba always seem to be interesting, whichever way you look at them. So, let’s look at some more of it, shall we?

The scary time of the year

It’s that time of the year again, scary, full of ghouls, ghosts and skeletons. And perhaps a Jack-o'-lantern here and there.

Bewitched

But I happened to catch a witch with her undoubtedly black cat, flying not too high… So, what’s going on here?

Keeping my feet dry

In a marshy area, it is not so easy to keep your feet dry. So when visiting Oak Hammock Marsh north of Winnipeg you expect to get wet feet.

Oak Hammock Marsh, north end

Not so. Oak Hammock Marsh is currently in a state of “DrawDown”, an artificial draught to stimulate growth of new plants. The water is pumped away to dry out the lakes, or cells as they call them. The result?

Light play

In Manhattan, New York, you can expect skyscrapers and, by consequence, lots of shadows and shadowy areas. After all, you don’t expect sunlight to penetrate that deep between the buildings.

Reflections

So I decided to go out and try to find that playful light and its reflections between the buildings, however scarce they were.