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Finally

This year has seen an aberration in the normal process of the Seasons.

November and December warmer than past years.

Open water on our lake until January 6.

Mallard Ducks walking up the shore and visiting the ground under the bird feeder in early January to feast on the dropped sunflower seeds.

The lake has been ready to freeze for the past three weeks.

It made an attempt in mid-December but that ice cover disappeared with a couple of days of warm winds from the South.

A full moon, calm air and a -12C night was enough to make ice.

Yesterday morning the lake woke up with its winter blanket of ice.

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Snow Photographs

The first snows of the Winter are quite exciting, especially when the snow sticks and stays on everything for days.

Opportunity to show the delicacy of Nature abound.

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It’s Happening

Making progress on Winter.

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Joy

Some birds of Summer and Winter.

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First Snow

The first snow arrived the other day.

Autumn wasn’t finished yet.

So, it shone through, and the snow went away.

But it will be back.

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New Snow On Moffat’s Path

A trail near my house which I have named Moffat’s Path after the owner of the land, looks good all year round.

After a fresh snowfall it looks spectacular.

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Chickadee dee dee

Chickadee Portraits

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Arrival

The seasonal changeover has happened and Winter has arrived.

The lake froze over a couple of days ago and we have seen some snow.

More snow to come, no doubt!

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Approaching Freeze-Up

The lake is waiting for the right opportunity to cover itself for Winter.

Patience is the key now.

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Winter Birds

Chickadees stay over the winter.

It helps if there is a feeder full of Black Sunflower Seeds in the vicinity.

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Undulations

Late winter snow and shadows.

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The Trails Behind My House

The area behind my house is mostly rock and undeveloped bush. At a time long in the past we would have been situated on an island, but when the glaciers melted and the lake drained, the island ended up connected with the mainland by a low-lying piece of land. A twenty foot rise in water level would put us back on an island again.

In “recent” years, recreational walking trails have developed and lately a map and signs have appeared. Winter, and the advent of “snowshoeing” as a recreational activity have made walking these trails a fun thing to do. They become packed hard enough that snowshoes are not required much of the time. If one wishes to set off through the bush off the trail, then snowshoes are a necessity but a pleasant trek through the bush can be had without them. The absence of leaves makes it possible to see some of the features of the area.

Opportunities for photographs are numerous.

Sharing the experience of the trails is particularly special.

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Delicate Snowstorm

No wind.

Just large snowflakes in profusion.

The leaves of last Summer will remain until Spring.

To be replaced by new life.

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Family Fun

Ice fishing family on Callander Bay.

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Winter On Four Mile Bay

When Trout Lake freezes, the ice becomes a highway for recreational vehicles.

The tracks they leave differ from the tracks of summer.

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