The sun was rising as I left for work.  The rays cast a warm orange glow over the landscape.  There is a large open field on my route that provides pasture to a number of horses.  I had to stop to admire how beautiful the scene was.

The horses grazed as the light created halos around them.  They paid no attention to me as I stopped on the road to capture some photos.  It was a great way to begin the day.

Almost all the snow is gone.  There are only small patches left where the sun does not shine directly.  The ice is completely gone from the ponds; opening up the water surfaces for the waterfowl arriving from the south.

The bird houses at the Strathcona Wilderness Centre are still empty.  The swallows that inhabit them each year have not yet arrived.

On the drive in to work, I noticed that the bright green leaves have popped out on the willows that line the ditches.  It's beginning to look like spring!