February Spring
In spite of some dreary grey skies, February has been unseasonably warm, and we're seeing signs of spring everywhere. But this IS Manitoba, and we know it won't last...winter will have it's last hurrah....but we're trying not to think of that!
Earlier in the month, the full moon shone down on the deer as they made their evening trek across our neighbour's yard. With the warm weather we've had, they're enjoying the ground cedar that grows on our acreage. In the morning they make their way back to the Sprucewoods Wildlife Refuge.
Winters are long here,
and any signs of spring are welcome!
Doesn't look like this sleigh has been taken out for a while...
These guys are ready to welcome spring!
As much as Raven likes the snow,
I think she's watching for spring too.
Well, hello there!
Have you seen spring?
It's just around the corner!
Someone else is out enjoying the weather...
Looking forward to spring too, I'm sure.
Yes, it's still winter.....
But
Manitoba Sky Monday, February 20/17
I know, I know...it's more sunrises and sunsets.
But I never get tired of them...
hopefully someone else appreciates them too!
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| The moon at sunrise |
It was hard to choose between all of the sunset photos this week!
This beautiful sunrise turned from pink and red to golden as the sun rose.
See you next week!
Home Made Bird Feeder
Looking for a simple project to do with the kids? We love watching birds, and ever since we moved here, I have planned to buy a bird feeder to put up in our yard, but somehow, just never got around to it. But this year, I came across a really simple way to make a homemade bird feeder from mesh bags.
I started saving the bags that our oranges and onions come in.
I found a few recipes that can be used to make suet to feed birds, but we ended up just using what we had on hand.
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup fat
1 cup large flake oats
1 cup peanuts (crushed)
I would have added bird seed, but didn't manage to get any.
We combined everything in a small mixing bowl.
The mixture is pretty greasy, so Danica used small bags to shape it into balls.
We set the balls in the freezer for a while to make them easier to work with, then put them inside the mesh bags.
We then tied the ends, and attached the suet balls to a hanger. We have a pole in our yard for hanging flower baskets. It seemed like the best place to hang our new bird feeder.
Danica put together a slide show of how to make these easy and inexpensive bird feeders.
Manitoba Sky Monday, Feb.13/17
Welcome to another week of Manitoba Skies!
I'm not sure how I got this one, but I really like the way it turned out!
I should have a tripod set up for times like these!
It's very hard to get a clear picture, trying to hold the camera still!
A little blurry...but still pretty!
One of these days I need to take a photography course,
so I know how to get these right!
Apparently, this was the beginning of a Penumbral lunar eclipse.
I should have kept watching for the full eclipse!
That's it for this week!
