December seems to have whizzed by. Hopefully the rest of the winter, starting with a months "lockdown", will too.
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This bird is a regular visitor. I am not sure what he is and have poured over the bird book trying to identify him.
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When its windy he hangs in the updrafts
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swiveling his head, searching for his next meal in the undergrowth along the lake bank.
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When it's calmer he is on top of the pine tree, still searching.
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Calm days have been rare, more often it has been windy and stormy,
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pushing me to walk around the, more sheltered Silver Lake
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and Lynn Valley
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trails. |
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Canada Geese and Mallards are regulars and the occasional Buffle Head.
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When I bought the house every wall was painted grey. Now it is "Coastal Colours"; sky, lake and beach colours.
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While the house was being painted, I was painting Christmas cards
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and baking shortbread (regular, maple, lemon and cranberry).
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Rasta took to sleeping in his "cave" under the Christmas tree and investigating every new package that was delivered.
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Rick and I delivered gifts to Chris and Jason, Toronto and picked up Nicola and Dave's, Si, Dan and Fi's, Mum and Dad's and mine. Then Nicola and I made a similar delivery to Mum and Dad's, Fort Erie. Such a strange Christmas but Christine helped us all get together with a Zoom call and Trivia Game after Christmas.
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A White Christmas
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Waiting patiently for his gift to be unwrapped
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Thrilled with the cat treats Party Mix (thanks Chris)
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and the wrapping paper nest.
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Rick and I worked off our Salmon Wellington Christmas dinner by shoveling the driveway, building a truly ugly dalek/snowman
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and walking the Lynn Valley Trail
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where someone had hung
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Christmas decorations to lure us along.
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