The unusually cold start to the winter season here in Alberta seems to have curtailed our adventuring for a spell. Not that staying home here is any kind of chore.
Just love the Sweetgrass Hills sunrise view…….None of these pictures have been retouched by the way…..this is the colour they were…!!!
The activity of late has involved a lot of gathering, cutting and stacking wood. …(…and then burning it at a frightening rate…..!!)
We are informed by our neighbours ( the two legged ones ) that this is unseasonal for this area….both the severe cold and the excessive snow…(thats what they told us in Penticton last year…LOL…..we are beginning to think it might be us..!!)
One upside of the weather is that the wind blasted snow has left the Airstream sparkly clean…LOL
The wind blows a channel down the north side of the house, drifting an ever growing wall of snow on that side of the house…….we are losing our view from the kitchen and the bathroom…!!!
I continue to be impressed by the hardiness of our little barn buddies ( I did build them an insulated box in the shed….and ran heat tape under it..!!) they play out in the snow at minus 20 celsius…….this last week at minus 30 they don’t leave the shed tho,,,,,,,!!!…and for anyone that is concerned…yes I am out there topping up fresh (unfrozen) water for them a few times a day….even tho it takes me more time dressing up in multiple layers of insulated clothing than I actually spend out there.
Intrepid hunters that they are……(look closely at the first picture to find the black and white cat)
We continue to host the local wildlife……it just never gets old….
…and then there is the Pronghorn herd that gather in the neighbours alfalfa field….
I built an ‘homage’ to the Christmas tree this year……and it spontaneously developed an ‘ornament’…!! Someone loves tinsel…!!!
Last year it was the picture-perfect snow hikes in the Okanagan…..this year it’s the homegrown vistas of our Christmas card retreat here at Rancho Relaxo..!!!
Here’s wishing everyone all the best for the season, and a happy and healthy start to 2023. As soon as the bitter cold lets up….we will be back out there finding mischief to get into…and beautiful places to make memories and share with you all.
OsteoPraxis on the road 