Nose Hill November 28, 2024

Given that the distance I want to cover now for 2024 is a free for all since I reached and passed three goals already, I'm still pushing forward with being "out & about" but not as regularly.  What we faced here today, most might make today a free day, I did not!  It was not even a free for all for getting where I wanted to go, with a few major routes within the city either at a stand still or closed due to road conditions, I drove in a round about way to the Nose Hill Parking Lot.  I made first tire tracks into the lot then first foot prints along the trail.  

Only the big guys were out today and by that I mean, 

those are two Bucks on the ridge, senior and junior!  

the weather conditions consisted of freezing fog, ice crystals and snow flurries

rime ice covered everything

🎶"the snow is so bright, I gotta wear shades"🎶

When I was in the open and could see some distance and by some distance I mean less than half a kilometre, I spotted the senior Buck!  I am not sure what spooked it but it was gone in a flash1

the best the sun could do for a matter of a minute

like I said, only the big guys were out today 

a Raven

a bit of blue began to shine through 

this forest section looked so inviting.....

....so I entered in!

This is my temperature gauge!  

By the time I completed two hours of exploring, I was ready to head home and feast on another breakfast. This time pancakes and hot chocolate were severed, by me!  With my naturing accomplished today, I still had more "ings" to work on, painting, knitting and reading!