a wake up call March 22, 2026

I got a wake up call this morning!  I should say early this morning!  In fact, I should say at an ungodly hour of this morning!  When I heard the notification ping, I looked at the clock, it said 2:30am.  Should I?  Shouldn't I? I should and I did!  I got up, looked out the window, sure enough the Aurora Borealis was dancing across the sky.  Time to head downstairs to bundle up then go out onto my deck.  I brought a chair with me. While I was watching the sky, I was also brewing a hot beverage.  It was cold out yet I was staying out! These are two of the dozens and dozens of special seconds in time that I captured while I sat out for just over an hour. This Aurora Borealis dance was not just a one and done, it was full of energy and seemed to last what felt like eternity!  Stars filled the sky too!  

I was so happy I went with "I should and I did"! The only thing now was it was still an ungodly hour of the morning yet I was wide awake and the hot beverage didn't help with making me drowsy.  It was time to unbundle and settle into another chair, inside, at the table, with my watercolour paints.  Should I?  Shouldn't I?  I should and I did!  I began to paint, or I should say sketch first then paint.  I saved a tutorial showing how to paint mosaic style.  This is my version of the video I followed on how to paint this Canada Goose. It was a fun project.  I was pleased with the outcome. I was so happy I went with "I should and I did"!  The only thing now was it was still early, very early, but it was not an ungodly hour of the morning by now.  Yet, the sun still had not come up.  I looked outside and could see nothing, thick as soup fog rolled in.  Should I?  Shouldn't I?  I should and I did!  

I bundled back up again, headed off in my vehicle to the Nose Hill parking lot with hopes I could hike up the hill before the sun came up. I made it!  What was strange was I drove up out of the fog along the way.  There was so fog up on Nose Hill yet I looked back at it hoovering over the area below as the sun came up. 

following the path

Bundling up was necessary, it was cold!  A light layer of frost covered everything, even this deer.  This one along with a few others were settled in a sunny spot.  Soon the frost would melt.

The resident Northern Spike!

The backdrop is the snow-covered Rocky Mountains. 

a left covered in frost

The backdrop is the tarn filled to the brim yet frozen.

a few twigs covered in frost frozen to the ice

the trail back to the parking lot

It was such a gorgeous early morning up on Nose Hill. The weather was fresh and clean and invigorating.  It felt peaceful.  I was so happy that I went with "I should and I did"!  The only thing was, it was now still only mid morning.  I drove home, unbundled, got cozy on my sofa and fell asleep!  All in all, I am so happy I answered that wake up call!