03 Saturday Mar 2018
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went to the zoo to see the polar bears, seals and horses…
got a few good photos… it was great to see the bears having fun in the water… and all the seals flitting from the inside pool to the outside…
we also had a lovely wagon ride around the Heavy Horse area…
got to see all six of the horses…
lovely day for a walk around the Zoo…
03 Saturday Dec 2016
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big girl pants, errands, grandsons, hot tub, Indigo, Nikon, polar bears, rest, restaurant, seals, widow, zoo
great day with the little boys…
they arrived at 10:30 and we ran out to do some errands…
got the hot tub water tested… then we stopped at Henry’s for some help with a little issue I was having with my Nikon… apparently I had pushed a tiny button which was causing quite a big problem… I’d spent quite a while online trying to find a solution without any success… the staff person fixed it in about fifteen seconds…
on to Indigo where both boys found a book and we picked up an adult colouring book, as well as a special gift for a friend… very happy that the littlest one found a book he wanted as he tells me he doesn’t like books or reading…
went to the zoo to visit the polar bears… we saw a few, but the seals gave us a wonderful show…
six of them were swimming around…
they seem to swim mainly on the backs…
started lunch with hot chocolate and watched a few bears wander past…
stopped at the grocery store to pick up a final Advent calendar and some reindeer poop (chocolate covered raisins) and headed home…
coloured, watched tv and read a bit before they were picked up around 6:30…
now I’m resting, lol…
11 Wednesday Nov 2015
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spent the morning remembering those in my family who have served in the Canadian Armed Forces…
dug out a book which had some information on my mom and dad’s service…
it also included this poem which she wrote…
George’s dad also served, and he died just a few days before Remembrance Day so it added to the specialness of the day for us…
and my son-in-law is currently in the Air Force…
enjoyed watching the service on Parliament Hill which has been a tradition for as long as I can remember…
then headed to the Zoo with my kids and some of their friends – little girls, lol…
not everyone wanted their picture taken… although I did catch one sliver of someone…
it was very chilly and I should have had another layer on and a pair of gloves… luckily was able to borrow a pair of my grandsons’ gloves…
happily we stopped for some hot chocolate along the way and also got to see some polar bears while we were enjoying it… they are very dirty just now… not exactly white…
there was quite a group of us, lol…
thank goodness for my toque… if my head wasn’t covered I would have been absolutely frozen… although I was very cold by the time we left…
wore one out for my hot tub tonight too… definitely getting cooler out there…
24 Monday Aug 2015
spectacular day…
up early and walked over to the Park… the Assiniboine is lower than I’ve seen it in many years…
had a wonderful breakfast with a dear friend at the Park Cafe… quite like their Black Bean Benedict…
cool but sunny… we had a leisurely walk through the zoo… quiet, and enjoyed a wonderful time in Journey to Churchill…
this is one of the three newest baby polar bears…
enjoyed the Shirley Richardson Butterfly Garden and found some cute caterpillar friends…
spent a fair bit of time with my camera taking pictures of butterflies and flowers… my friend was very patient, lol…
I took a wander through the Gardens before walking home…
finally had a chance to see the new statue just inside the entrance to the English Garden… nice…
borders are at their best right now…
caught a frog by a purple water lily…
spending time in the Gardens brings such relaxation and peace… reminds me how lucky I am to live within walking distance of such a special place…
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