Saturday, 5 December 2020: our temperature at 11:00 am is PLUS 7C (windchill PLUS 7C). Sunrise is at 8:23 am and sunset is at 4:30 pm. Partly cloudy.

I can't wait for Winter Solstice on 21 December, so that days can at last start to stay light for just a little bit longer. Lousy night vision is so frustrating and limiting! Two days ago, on 3 December 2020, I drove NE of the city, hoping to maybe see a Snowy Owl. Knowing that it would take me an hour and three-quarters to get back home, I started the long drive mid-afternoon in order to avoid the blinding late afternoon sun and the start of it getting dark. No luck finding a Snowy, but I did stop and photograph a number of old barns and other wooden structures, which made for a happy day. Enjoy these mild days, because you know what is coming again soon!

Most of my drive was on familiar roads, with just a few new backroads. Because of limited time, I drove directly to my destination and the same on the return drive home. Some of the old barns that I photographed were ones that I had seen before. The rest may have been new ones, but I'm not sure. The structure in the photo above literally took my breath away. A very unexpected and unusual sight, and one that I thought was beautiful. Just wish I knew if this was actually a barn or a barn-style house.

What birds were seen? Practically nothing! The occasional Magpie, a Raven/Crow, and a flock of what I think were Snow Buntings in flight. I am almost beginning to think that Snowy Owls don't really exist : )

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Saturday, 5 December 2020: our temperature at 11:00 am is PLUS 7C (windchill PLUS 7C). Sunrise is at 8:23 am and sunset is at 4:30 pm. Partly cloudy.

I can't wait for Winter Solstice on 21 December, so that days can at last start to stay light for just a little bit longer. Lousy night vision is so frustrating and limiting! Two days ago, on 3 December 2020, I drove NE of the city, hoping to maybe see a Snowy Owl. Knowing that it would take me an hour and three-quarters to get back home, I started the long drive mid-afternoon in order to avoid the blinding late afternoon sun and the start of it getting dark. No luck finding a Snowy, but I did stop and photograph a number of old barns and other wooden structures, which made for a happy day. Enjoy these mild days, because you know what is coming again soon!

Most of my drive was on familiar roads, with just a few new backroads. Because of limited time, I drove directly to my destination and the same on the return drive home. Some of the old barns that I photographed were ones that I had seen before. The rest may have been new ones, but I'm not sure. The structure in the last photo I posted literally took my breath away. A very unexpected and unusual sight, and one that I thought was beautiful. Just wish I knew if it was actually a barn or a barn-style house.

What birds were seen? Practically nothing! The occasional Magpie, a Raven/Crow, and a flock of what I think were Snow Buntings in flight. I am almost beginning to think that Snowy Owls don't really exist : )

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Saturday, 5 December 2020: our temperature at 11:00 am is PLUS 7C (windchill PLUS 7C). Sunrise is at 8:23 am and sunset is at 4:30 pm. Partly cloudy.

I can't wait for Winter Solstice on 21 December, so that days can at last start to stay light for just a little bit longer. Lousy night vision is so frustrating and limiting! Two days ago, on 3 December 2020, I drove NE of the city, hoping to maybe see a Snowy Owl. Knowing that it would take me an hour and three-quarters to get back home, I started the long drive mid-afternoon in order to avoid the blinding late afternoon sun and the start of it getting dark. No luck finding a Snowy, but I did stop and photograph a number of old barns and other wooden structures, which made for a happy day. Enjoy these mild days, because you know what is coming again soon!

Most of my drive was on familiar roads, with just a few new backroads. Because of limited time, I drove directly to my destination and the same on the return drive home. Some of the old barns that I photographed were ones that I had seen before. The rest may have been new ones, but I'm not sure. The structure in the last photo I posted literally took my breath away. A very unexpected and unusual sight, and one that I thought was beautiful. Just wish I knew if it was actually a barn or a barn-style house.

What birds were seen? Practically nothing! The occasional Magpie, a Raven/Crow, and a flock of what I think were Snow Buntings in flight. I am almost beginning to think that Snowy Owls don't really exist : )

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Saturday, 5 December 2020: our temperature at 11:00 am is PLUS 7C (windchill PLUS 7C). Sunrise is at 8:23 am and sunset is at 4:30 pm. Partly cloudy.

I can't wait for Winter Solstice on 21 December, so that days can at last start to stay light for just a little bit longer. Lousy night vision is so frustrating and limiting! Two days ago, on 3 December 2020, I drove NE of the city, hoping to maybe see a Snowy Owl. Knowing that it would take me an hour and three-quarters to get back home, I started the long drive mid-afternoon in order to avoid the blinding late afternoon sun and the start of it getting dark. No luck finding a Snowy, but I did stop and photograph a number of old barns and other wooden structures, which made for a happy day. Enjoy these mild days, because you know what is coming again soon!

Most of my drive was on familiar roads, with just a few new backroads. Because of limited time, I drove directly to my destination and the same on the return drive home. Some of the old barns that I photographed were ones that I had seen before. The rest may have been new ones, but I'm not sure. The structure in the last photo I posted literally took my breath away. A very unexpected and unusual sight, and one that I thought was beautiful. Just wish I knew if it was actually a barn or a barn-style house.

What birds were seen? Practically nothing! The occasional Magpie, a Raven/Crow, and a flock of what I think were Snow Buntings in flight. I am almost beginning to think that Snowy Owls don't really exist : )

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Saturday, 5 December 2020: our temperature at 11:00 am is PLUS 7C (windchill PLUS 7C). Sunrise is at 8:23 am and sunset is at 4:30 pm. Partly cloudy.

I can't wait for Winter Solstice on 21 December, so that days can at last start to stay light for just a little bit longer. Lousy night vision is so frustrating and limiting! Two days ago, on 3 December 2020, I drove NE of the city, hoping to maybe see a Snowy Owl. Knowing that it would take me an hour and three-quarters to get back home, I started the long drive mid-afternoon in order to avoid the blinding late afternoon sun and the start of it getting dark. No luck finding a Snowy, but I did stop and photograph a number of old barns and other wooden structures, which made for a happy day. Enjoy these mild days, because you know what is coming again soon!

Most of my drive was on familiar roads, with just a few new backroads. Because of limited time, I drove directly to my destination and the same on the return drive home. Some of the old barns that I photographed were ones that I had seen before. The rest may have been new ones, but I'm not sure. The structure in the last photo I posted literally took my breath away. A very unexpected and unusual sight, and one that I thought was beautiful. Just wish I knew if it was actually a barn or a barn-style house.

What birds were seen? Practically nothing! The occasional Magpie, a Raven/Crow, and a flock of what I think were Snow Buntings in flight. I am almost beginning to think that Snowy Owls don't really exist : )

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