Lunch and fire

Today, I went for a walk instead of staying inside for lunch. I have posted before about my lunch time walks in the Assiniboine Forest and it’s still a pleasure.

Fire!

So, today I decided to take some small paths, far away from the people and see what I could find, photographically. After about 30 minutes walking I smelled

City walkin’

Looking at all my last posts, one may think that there is nothing else to see in Winnipeg than birds and squirrels. That may be true for some people, but I still live in a real city, not in a park of some kind.

Stovel Block (Kay building)

So, the idea of showing a bit more of the city came to mind. Not that you will be getting a complete tour of the city, but some buildings are noteworthy.

Morning mist

Few atmospheric phenomena can give a feeling of emptiness like mist. Walking in the mist always makes me feel “alone in the world”.

Alone in the mist

Well, at least if I’m walking alone. The quietness of a misty morning, however, is easily understood, but not so easily

Pretty, but dangerous

In a way, that sums up the characteristics of the Manitoba emblem flower, the Prairie Crocus. Not that this would be the only flower with a bad habit of potentially killing people, many flowers have the same effects.

Prairie Crocus

This fluffy, fuzzy flower is one of the most loved flowers here in Manitoba. Here, it signifies

New team building

Well, they are not arriving as a team, but the team is building up. One by one. Of course, people that know me will never think that I will be writing about sports. And they will be correct.

Robin

Once again. The team I am talking about here is the team that will entertain us for the coming summer with all kinds of acrobatics, positions and colour.