colourful when it's white November 25, 2025

The thick carpet of white left behind from yesterday's snowfall filled my mind with colourful thoughts!  It's a time of year when the chance of seeing the Aurora Borealis is higher.  The alert went off through the night so I looked out, the Northern Lights were dancing up there yet they were on the dull side.  It took this big snowfall to get my heart dancing to the tune of the Christmas Spirit. With all this dancing talk.....

.....it was time to put my feet in motion!

Weeks have passed since I wandered through the Birth Forest then strolled along The Creek at Confluence Park.  It was as far as I was brave enough to drive in my vehicle which is now a month old.  It's still too new to take unnecessary chances.  With multiple layers on, wearing my warmest hat and spikes on my boots, I was ready to dance through the new white gold!  

The sun was up high enough to add a pinkish tinge to the tops of the trees.

While wandering through the forest, I looked for the Great Horned Owl whoooo usually visits this location around this time of year but it was no where to be seen.  I will keep my eyes open anytime I drop by the Park over the next month or so.  After capturing a selfie, I descended down into the valley to follow the trail along Nose Creek. 

 

The Creek is open in sections with lots of ice formed in other areas.  

I like how the tinges of pink add a hint of colour !

Where ever there was a place that snow could accumulate, it accumulated!  

At every pole along this fence, a snow wave was formed!  

There were about twenty of these.

I like the snow crystals formed on the icicle that is hanging under a metal railing!

every twig looked like this

Not only was there no Owl, there were no Coyotes nor Deer, but there were three Mallard Ducks.  Two males accompanied this female.  They were in a small section of the Creek that had open water.  You can see where the water becomes ice.  Fog was rising from over them so the photo is a bit blurry. 

in the fog

By the time I was nearing the end of being "out & about", I knew I had quite the collection of wonderful fun photos.  Oh and how about that collection of frost of my hair!  All this white today definitely added loads of colour to my day!