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I need to do more wandering

This weekend I went out on the water with a friend searching for puffins, seals and other interesting things. It was the longest that I have been on a boat for over a decade or more. The roundtrip time was expected to be about 4h, but with all the stops …

That time we went on boat

We went out in a friends boat this past weekend with no real goal. He wanted to go for a ride, and so did my big guy. So we made a plan that morning.

The water seemed relatively calm and I wanted to see puffins. I have never seen one …

Wascally Wabbits

We went for a quick wander around Cole Harbour Heritage Park today, which was a "mistake" since the MacKay bridge was closed for the weekend and that meant that we had to either risk getting stuck on the bridge if there was an accident, or drive around the basin.

A Short Walk Around the Poor's Farm

I have wanted to walk the Salt Marsh Trail for a while, but we are typically only over that part of town in the summer and I always assume that it is full of mosquitos. So I thought we would head over there today to check it out before the …

The February Fake-out

Yesterday was another amazing false spring just like Wednesday (Thursday wasn't too shabby either). On my way home I crossed paths with my neighbour who described days like this as a February Fake-out. Thanks Cooper.

Another false spring day.

I was taking a quick stroll to help the baby nap, and came across this …

A quick wander around the city this weekend

It was a very chilly wander around town, but I wanted to get a feel for what the low information crowd was up to. As you can see in the photos below I did come across a couple of them, but I was very happy to NOT to see many …

Trying to get some outside time

It has been extremely hard to get out in the woods this winter. Too much ice. This is a great example of that, everything was just 100% ice. We didn't stay out too long and just did some light exploring.

Something else is that it seems like its been a …

Horses with Blankets

I took the toddler for a stroller nap today and wandered by the Halifax Lancers paddock to see if there were any horses around.