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.

Early spring

Little is more enjoyable than an early spring. The cold subsides, the sun shows more of itself with more powerful rays. Winter, however is still not that far away and Old Man Winter can still shake out some last snowflakes from his pockets, now and then.

Male wood duck (Aix Sponsa)

But overall, the warmer weather is gaining. Ice is melting, migrant birds return to their summer grounds. All to be