Snow! Lots of it!  The yard was bare but now it has a white blanket once again and it's not melting very fast.

I hadn't been on the Elk Island trails for a while but yesterday we visited a couple of them.  We were not the only people enjoying the sunny day.  There were many vehicles on the parkway and in the parking lots.  

We started at the loop that runs along Astotin Lake.  There was still a lot of snow on the trail.  The Canada Geese stood on top the ice; searching for open water.  The lake was still frozen right to the shore. 

The skies were clear and the day was sunny.  It felt so good to be outside in the fresh air.  We finished one trail and decided to hike a second one so we made our way to the Amisk Wuche trail.

A couple coming into the parking lot mentioned that they had seen a moose on their travels.  We were on the look out for it but didn't see one.  The only wildlife witnessed were some chickadees and a squirrel.

The bison were out on the parkway.  Numerous vehicles were parked along the road and people left the safety of their cars and trucks to make their way across the road toward the bison.  I just don't know what people are thinking when I see that happen.

Late in the afternoon, the sky clouded over.  Snow showers dropped large fluffy flakes.  Today, most of the day was cloudy.  The sky did clear in the late afternoon.  

I saw the deer milling around in the forest behind the yard.  It wasn't long before they made their way into the yard.  Through the winter they came a couple times a day.  Now they are coming only a couple times a week.

There is a full moon and a sky full of stars this evening.  I went out to the deck to enjoy that night sky view.  The coyotes were howling in the distance.  The geese were honking on the lake.  It's a beautiful night for some sky-gazing.