October 30, 2025 just another day! NOT!

Wondering and questioning why I wake at ungodly hours is no longer something I do.  I chalk it up to the age I am, maybe I have been inactive or it was too much napping during the day. At times it's because I could be overwhelmed with life's happenings.  Just in case though, when I wake at those hours, I get up and look outside which was the case this morning at 3:30am. I looked outside, I checked the Aurora App, then bundled up and settled on my deck for an hour.  

I am getting to know her better and I'm becoming familiar with her activity. Shortly after 3:30am I watched how the Aurora Borealis began with a slight arch..... 

.....then the pillars began to form.

When I watched the Northern Lights before, I saw movement. This morning when I watched, the lights danced like I never saw them dance before.  It was strikingly obvious, it was quick smooth flowing motions that had me swaying in sync.   The colours became more defined. 

At the same time the bottom of the pillars became even more clear, a flock of a few hundred large white birds flew overhead.  I quickly snapped this shot then aimed for the birds.  My photo of the birds turned out as one gigantic while blob.  When I turned back to look at the Aurora Borealis, the pillars were gone and the lights faded.  At this point, I headed back inside and even though it was just past 4:30am, I went about my day.

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The plan for today was to share hours with a friend putting highway kilometres on my new vehicle,  aim for a visit to Forgetmenot Pond before the gate closes for the season, then go for lunch afterwards.  How lucky were we once again, we saw one Wild Mustang blending in with the scenery near the parking lot.  

I wonder what The Pond looks like when I go there at this time of year and in the spring once the gate opens.  Today half was covered in a thin layer of ice.  It was a photographer's dream! The mountain peaks were dressed in a new white winter collection.  Are you familiar with skimming a rock across a thin layer of ice?  I am but my friend was not.  The sound it creates is unbelievable!  It's music!  It made me think of what I might here if I could hear the Aurora Borealis sing while it danced!  My friend was mesmerized by the symphony when the rocks slid across the ice especially when they made it all the way to the edge!  

Along sections of the shoreline, ice formations were created.  

I got as close to the ground as I could to get a close up and personal look into the soul of the ice.  

The vapour trail from a plane that just flew over, lined up perfectly with the side of the mountain.  It caught my eye and I wondered where that plane was off to.  It was also time for us to head off to lunch.  I am not sure if I will get another opportunity to drive out to Forgetmenot Pond before the gate closes in mid November.  I always like seeing the area with more snow and more ice.  

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After receiving our Mocktails, 

we acknowledged our life's happenings while waiting for our schnitzel and spaetzle.   

What was to be just another day turned out being much more than that!