Friday, 30 April 2021: our temperature is PLUS 17C (windchill 16C) at 11:00 am. Sunrise is at 6:11 am, and sunset is at 8:56 pm. Sunny this morning. Yesterday, 29 April, the temperature got up to 21C!

With rain in the forecast for six of the next seven days, I knew yesterday that I had better go out for a drive. On top of that, my car had to be removed from the parking lot for a few hours, so that the annual cleaning could be done. I don't have street parking, so I don't have any choice other than to leave home. I don't know how much loud banging from the workmen there was all day yesterday, but I knew I couldn't stand it if I stayed home. I have only heard half a dozen bangs so far this morning. The first few were just a few inches from my head, waking me up. The others came a short while ago, a few inches from where I was on my computer. Who knows what today will bring?

With the early start yesterday, I ended up at the Saskatoon Farm only minutes after they opened. Though I had little idea of where to drive for the day, I reckoned a good breakfast would keep me going for hours. A huge surprise when I got there was to discover that the only two other people sitting at another outside table (no indoor dining thanks to the pandemic) were my daughter (fully vaccinated) and one of her friends! The best sighting of my day.

For once, I didn't walk around the farm, but instead drove further southwards and called in at Frank Lake. No American White Pelicans that I could see and no Ibis. The Gulls and American Avocets were quite active, though, giving me plenty of photo opportunities. Drove a few roads around the Lake, mainly to kill time. At another wetland, on the way home, I enjoyed seeing a single White-faced Ibis, showing off its beautiful iridescence in the sunlight.

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A distant Swainson's Hawk, taken through my windscreen. Blurry result, so this photo is just for the record.

Friday, 30 April 2021: our temperature is PLUS 17C (windchill 16C) at 11:00 am. Sunrise is at 6:11 am, and sunset is at 8:56 pm. Sunny this morning. Yesterday, 29 April, the temperature got up to 21C!

With rain in the forecast for six of the next seven days, I knew yesterday that I had better go out for a drive. On top of that, my car had to be removed from the parking lot for a few hours, so that the annual cleaning could be done. I don't have street parking, so I don't have any choice other than to leave home. I don't know how much loud banging from the workmen there was all day yesterday, but I knew I couldn't stand it if I stayed home. I have only heard half a dozen bangs so far this morning. The first few were just a few inches from my head, waking me up. The others came a short while ago, a few inches from where I was on my computer. Who knows what today will bring?

With the early start yesterday, I ended up at the Saskatoon Farm only minutes after they opened. Though I had little idea of where to drive for the day, I reckoned a good breakfast would keep me going for hours. A huge surprise when I got there was to discover that the only two other people sitting at another outside table (no indoor dining thanks to the pandemic) were my daughter (fully vaccinated) and one of her friends! The best sighting of my day.

For once, I didn't walk around the farm, but instead drove further southwards and called in at Frank Lake. No American White Pelicans that I could see and no Ibis. The Gulls and American Avocets were quite active, though, giving me plenty of photo opportunities. Drove a few roads around the Lake, mainly to kill time. At another wetland, on the way home, I enjoyed seeing a single White-faced Ibis, showing off its beautiful iridescence in the sunlight.

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Friday, 30 April 2021: our temperature is PLUS 17C (windchill 16C) at 11:00 am. Sunrise is at 6:11 am, and sunset is at 8:56 pm. Sunny this morning. Yesterday, 29 April, the temperature got up to 21C!

With rain in the forecast for six of the next seven days, I knew yesterday that I had better go out for a drive. On top of that, my car had to be removed from the parking lot for a few hours, so that the annual cleaning could be done. I don't have street parking, so I don't have any choice other than to leave home. I don't know how much loud banging from the workmen there was all day yesterday, but I knew I couldn't stand it if I stayed home. I have only heard half a dozen bangs so far this morning. The first few were just a few inches from my head, waking me up. The others came a short while ago, a few inches from where I was on my computer. Who knows what today will bring?

With the early start yesterday, I ended up at the Saskatoon Farm only minutes after they opened. Though I had little idea of where to drive for the day, I reckoned a good breakfast would keep me going for hours. A huge surprise when I got there was to discover that the only two other people sitting at another outside table (no indoor dining thanks to the pandemic) were my daughter (fully vaccinated) and one of her friends! The best sighting of my day.

For once, I didn't walk around the farm, but instead drove further southwards and called in at Frank Lake. No American White Pelicans that I could see and no Ibis. The Gulls and American Avocets were quite active, though, giving me plenty of photo opportunities. Drove a few roads around the Lake, mainly to kill time. At another wetland, on the way home, I enjoyed seeing a single White-faced Ibis, showing off its beautiful iridescence in the sunlight.

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Friday, 30 April 2021: our temperature is PLUS 17C (windchill 16C) at 11:00 am. Sunrise is at 6:11 am, and sunset is at 8:56 pm. Sunny this morning. Yesterday, 29 April, the temperature got up to 21C!

With rain in the forecast for six of the next seven days, I knew yesterday that I had better go out for a drive. On top of that, my car had to be removed from the parking lot for a few hours, so that the annual cleaning could be done. I don't have street parking, so I don't have any choice other than to leave home. I don't know how much loud banging from the workmen there was all day yesterday, but I knew I couldn't stand it if I stayed home. I have only heard half a dozen bangs so far this morning. The first few were just a few inches from my head, waking me up. The others came a short while ago, a few inches from where I was on my computer. Who knows what today will bring?

With the early start yesterday, I ended up at the Saskatoon Farm only minutes after they opened. Though I had little idea of where to drive for the day, I reckoned a good breakfast would keep me going for hours. A huge surprise when I got there was to discover that the only two other people sitting at another outside table (no indoor dining thanks to the pandemic) were my daughter (fully vaccinated) and one of her friends! The best sighting of my day.

For once, I didn't walk around the farm, but instead drove further southwards and called in at Frank Lake. No American White Pelicans that I could see and no Ibis. The Gulls and American Avocets were quite active, though, giving me plenty of photo opportunities. Drove a few roads around the Lake, mainly to kill time. At another wetland, on the way home, I enjoyed seeing a single White-faced Ibis, showing off its beautiful iridescence in the sunlight.

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Friday, 30 April 2021: our temperature is PLUS 17C (windchill 16C) at 11:00 am. Sunrise is at 6:11 am, and sunset is at 8:56 pm. Sunny this morning. Yesterday, 29 April, the temperature got up to 21C!

With rain in the forecast for six of the next seven days, I knew yesterday that I had better go out for a drive. On top of that, my car had to be removed from the parking lot for a few hours, so that the annual cleaning could be done. I don't have street parking, so I don't have any choice other than to leave home. I don't know how much loud banging from the workmen there was all day yesterday, but I knew I couldn't stand it if I stayed home. I have only heard half a dozen bangs so far this morning. The first few were just a few inches from my head, waking me up. The others came a short while ago, a few inches from where I was on my computer. Who knows what today will bring?

With the early start yesterday, I ended up at the Saskatoon Farm only minutes after they opened. Though I had little idea of where to drive for the day, I reckoned a good breakfast would keep me going for hours. A huge surprise when I got there was to discover that the only two other people sitting at another outside table (no indoor dining thanks to the pandemic) were my daughter (fully vaccinated) and one of her friends! The best sighting of my day.

For once, I didn't walk around the farm, but instead drove further southwards and called in at Frank Lake. No American White Pelicans that I could see and no Ibis. The Gulls and American Avocets were quite active, though, giving me plenty of photo opportunities. Drove a few roads around the Lake, mainly to kill time. At another wetland, on the way home, I enjoyed seeing a single White-faced Ibis, showing off its beautiful iridescence in the sunlight.

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