First flowers to bloom in the flower bed
Spring is blooming, and therefore I am behind on all things that keep me indoors. I enjoy being outside a little to much come spring that as of now I spend most of my time outdoors a day. Also with being outdoors I love being on the move. So the walks, and trips to see various environments start. So get prepared for overdue blog enteries, with lots of pictures. Though I hope to keep on top of things a lot better than I just have. I appoligize for being so late in writing & publishing this entry. Spring came in slow this year with a slow snow melt. This was very good thing however, since with an well above average snowpack on the eastern prairie landscape had it been a quick melt we would have experience a lot more issues with flooding than we did. It was agonizing to watch the snow go away so slowly, but there is always a silver lining to every cloud. However, the ice did move quickly. For which I believe no one was more glad to watch it melt off the local sloughs than the geese. Who had been back (and the usual singal to spring) for weeks, but were greeted here with snow and froozen over water bodies. They finally were able to enjoy their time in the water. Shortly after their arrival came back another spring bird that livens up the prairie landscape with its song. The Blackbirds were back! Now, while out walking I knew for sure that spring had indeed finally come! On the walks I am also got to see some another critter enjoying his time swimming. I found this particular character along a road ditch that had been flooded out from a slough in the neighbouring field. He made an excellent subject to watch for a while. To bad this little guy creates so much damage, and has population numbers so high it is now is considered a pest. Beavers can be a very peaceful thing to watch. However, as peaceful to watch they can be equally damaging to roads, and other structures, as they keep busy to hold back water. At this point the local people get a chance to make a little extra money by collecting beaver tails to take into the local Rural Municipality office. The bounty helps keeps number under control, and gets the local people involved to protect the miles and miles of road access for farms. It may not seem to be the most suitable solution for some people, but for the people who live out here with these guys as neighbours they certainly know the multiple solution the bounty can be. These three were watching everything moving around them. Those that think that agricultural fields don't have habitat for wildlife would be pleasently surprised. I get to see all these guys while I walk down roads along well used fields. Sloughs that are left in the field can make a nice habitat for many speicies. The look of spring! During my walk I noticed the excellent sky conditions. I knew that the skies would open up that evening to show my favorite thing about prairie skies.... the sunsets! So after my walk I went on an adventure to find the perfect spot to shoot them. I ended up in this neighbours yard. And well... .... nothing disapointed. The colors were amazing, and the setting was perfect! After that things really got moving, and spring was coming in at full force. More walks, more time outside, and even more animal spottings. The ice off the lake is always the greatest thing to see. The clear reflections that get to show through on the open water are beautiful. Spring is officially here, and it looks amazing! Now if the fields could just dry out, and the farmers could get on the field the world would be perfect. But one can only ask for so much at a time, and having this beauty after a long winter is enough to keep this girl satisfied for at least a few days.
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