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Adding four photos this evening that were taken yesterday, 31 January 2024, and one photo from my archives. I will add the description that I wrote under a similar shot taken on the same day back in 2015.
Yesterday, 31 January 2024, was the first time I had been out since 28 December 2023!! About 5 weeks, which is pretty much unheard of for me. Our parking lot had to be salted yesterday, and then any snow and ice was scraped away today. Looks nice and clean - ready for the next snowfall that is forecast to arrive the day after tomorrow! Too bad they couldn't have waited till after the snow had fallen. Actually, today felt like spring, with a temperature around PLUS 11C-14C.
Yesterday's drive was all in the SE area. I was curious about the Snowy Owls, as a couple of people who mention seeing these beautiful birds had not been reporting any very recently. My daughter and I had seen six of them on 28 December 2023, but I found none yesterday or today. With this warm weather, I wonder if they have flown north.
The only birds I happened to notice were about half a dozen Common Magpies that were hanging around this stretch of fence. Zoomed in from the car - the mountains are much further away in reality.
A few familiar old barns, silos and sheds and an old grain elevator kept me and my camera happy for a few hours. The back roads were grim! A mix of gravel and muddy ruts. Same today. Also, the sun is GLARING and makes driving so unpleasant.
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