Perhaps this isn't the best photo but hopefully you can get a sense of what the full moon looked like last night, reflecting off the ice covered lake. We continue to have strong winds. It has blown the tarps off our sheds that we put our vehicles in. If this was the...
A clear evening as the moon was rising over Manion Lake. Plus 1C this morning and windy, looking forward to a high of 18C! That's summer like weather and it most certainly will melt the snow we received on Saturday. Today's forecast - Mainly cloudy. 40 percent chance...
This is what we have woken up to this morning, yuck! We always know that we get a couple of good snowstorms in spring. At least it's not too cold and this too will melt, we do need the moisture but it will be very messy for a while. Today's forecast - Periods of snow...
Oops! With warm temperatures the trail at the portage has deteriorated and there's a small area where ice just wasn't strong enough for this side-by-side. It took some time but the guys did get it out and they went on their way to fish for lake trout. Don has taken...
Morning sunrise, minus 8C. I hear hear the ice cracking as I took this photo. Although yesterday the temperatures were above freezing I don't think we lost much ice. Today's forecast - A mix of sun and cloud. Becoming sunny near noon. Wind east 20 km/h becoming light...
Our view this morning. Minus 1C, cloudy with some light snow. There has been some melting of the ice along the shore but the ice is still thick out from the shore. You need an ATV over a snowmobile if you want to go ice fishing these days. Today's forecast - Cloudy....
Saturday was likely the last day of trout fishing for our family. We ended up catching 3 but only took one picture. There's still plenty of ice but it is going to be difficult getting on and off as the ice is beginning to deteriorate along the shore. We reached double...
Happy first day of spring! The sun is shining down on the frozen lake this morning and we have our doors open to let in some lovely fresh air. We think it just might be a good day to go fishing. Today's forecast - Sunny. Wind becoming south 20 km/h gusting to 40 this...
Don caught a 31 inch northern a couple of weeks ago, it was hungry as you can see in this picture. There's another fish in it's throat and this fish still took a minnow that was on a set line. Makes you wonder just how much a fish eatings a day. We continue to have...
The sun is shining brightly on the lake this morning. Can you see the crack in the ice? It got bigger over the weekend. We might see some movement in the ice once temperatures really warm up. Today's forecast - Sunny. Wind up to 15 km/h. High 8. Wind chill minus 12...
Allison was successful splake fishing last weekend although I had some bites I wasn't as lucky. Yesterday we went crappie fishing I caught one but for me fishing was slow. The snowmachines will be put away now as there is little snow on the lake and in the bush. You...
Don doesn't seem to be too impressed that he caught his limit of trout. He has been spending a bit of time ice fishing. There's still plenty of ice but there's very little snow on the lake so if you're on a snowmachine it is slow going. There's also very little snow...
The ice has lifted! This makes for travelling on a snowmachine a little tricky as there's not much snow on the lake. Snow in the bush is also disappearing very quickly. We had a good freeze last night but our next few days will be above freezing and then below...
We also went walleye fishing on the weekend and Don caught and released this 31 inch northern. Yesterday we reached a high of 14C, the lake had lots of water on top of the ice. Temperatures have rebounded to more normal, plus 2C this morning. Today's forecast -...
We had such a gorgeous weekend, we got out fishing twice and Don even put a line in the water. We've had 4 days of above freezing temperatures. We've lost some snow, lake is beginning to look wet and the roads are getting bare. Mild temperatures prevail but we know...
This is a plastic jig that someone had used while fishing for trout, that fish obviously got away. Fish do not digest artificial bait such as this one. The fish that was caught while ice fishing looked skinny in the tail section. Today's forecast - A mix of sun and...
This is how Don decided to jig for trout last weekend. Needless to say he wasn't successful. He really doesn't take fishing seriously, he leaves the work up to the rest of us. We reached a high of plus 7C yesterday making it hard to think back to those extreme cold...
And this is the second trout I successfully jigged for on the weekend. Today's forecast - Mainly cloudy. 30 percent chance of showers this afternoon. Wind southwest 20 km/h becoming light this morning. Wind becoming west 30 gusting to 50 late this morning. High plus...
My drought of jigging for trout is over as I successfully jigged this tasty fish and another one on the weekend. I also missed 2 on a set line, will have to redeem myself this coming weekend. We woke up to minus 23C temperatures this morning, a rather rude awakening....
Don was super excited to catch and release this little crappie. Things continue to be quiet around here but the days still seem to fly by, and we're just about through February. Spring will soon be here. Today's forecast - Cloudy with 70 percent chance of flurries...
Not very exciting but we always enjoy a sunrise on Manion Lake. Warm temperatures have settled the snow on lakes and in the bush. We need more snow to cover all the tracks the dogs and horses are leaving on the lake. Today's forecast - A mix of sun and cloud. Becoming...
On Sunday we went crappie fishing for the first time. It was a lot of fun and the technique to catch them is a bit challenging, you don't jig you just slowly raise your line. Our weather certainly has improved as we reached a high of plus 7C yesterday. It's hard to...
Allison and I went trout fishing yesterday afternoon and this trout was a team effort. I choose the location for the set line, Allison set it up the tip-up, I saw the flag and hauled it out of the water. We cooked it up for dinner, fresh fish is always delicious....
It was a lovely sunrise this morning, minus 28C. Today should be our last cold day as next week we're expecting temperatures above freezing, yes we made it through our extreme cold weather week. Today's forecast - A mix of sun and cloud with 30 percent chance of...
This photo was taken on Tuesday it had warmed to minus 11C even the moose were happy to have warmer temperatures as there were plenty of moose tracks on one spot of my snowshoe trail. This morning was the warmest we've had in a while, minus 25C looking forward to...
Despite the cold Allison got Don and I out for a couple of hours fishing and she caught our dinner. Not a big trout but definitely tasty. We have been in an extreme weather alert for the past week, looks like we will have one more extreme cold night and then...
Another minus 35C this morning it is nice to see the sun in the morning just wish it was warmer. Once again the dogs didn't even want to go outside. We've been burning a lot of firewood as we light our fireplace in the morning just to feel warmer. It does look like...
It's a mirage. The sun must be shining on the lake just right to give us the illusion that there is either open water or bare ground. Yes, it's another cold one minus 38C this morning. This is our fourth day of being below minus 30C in the morning and we can honestly...
Ugg, it's another cold morning, minus 38C which is minus 36.4F. We continue to be in an extreme cold weather warning, this is our fourth day. The cold isn't just difficult for us humans but for the animals and birds as well. The dogs don't even want to go outside in...
I'm not sure if I have ever seen sun dogs like this in the morning. A sun dog is an atmospherical optical phenomenon caused by sunlight refracting off ice crystals. I have always thought that when I see sun dogs it would mean cold weather. Well we sure are having the...
Minus 37C this morning with a little bit of a breeze making it feel like minus 44C. But at least the sun is shining! The horses looked very frosty this morning but this sun will make them feel warmer. We've stayed pretty much inside these last couple of days, really...
A view of Manion Lake from the shore on this extreme cold weather morning. Minus 26C with a brisk wind makes it feel like minus 37C. We were thinking of going trout fishing today but with this wind... we're thinking maybe we won't. The forecast is suggesting that this...
Our sunrise this morning, not much sun to look at though, minus 21C. All the tracks on the lake are from the horses. My new horse Willow is adventurous so she's been checking out various bays. Looks like we will have a cloudy day with a good wind and some flurries....
Good Morning sunrise! A beautiful start to the day minus 6C and windy but unfortunately this will all give way to clouds and snow by the evening. Temperatures are going to drop by this weekend, it will definitely feel like winter.
This past weekend the 3 of us went out for a snowmobile ride and we found this moose shed, quite the find. We were all pretty excited with the find. We got a lot of snow over the weekend as well so Don spent most of yesterday ploughing snow. Cloudy and minus 7C this...
One lovely moose dropped one of his antlers on my snowshoe trail, the girls both thought Don had put it there for me, but no, I found it all on my own. I think I might be hooked on this shed hunting thing. Another clear, cold morning, minus 23C. Should warm up through...
With the extreme cold weather Manion Creek looks very cold as it ices over. We continue to be in an extreme cold weather warning this morning, minus 33C. It's another day to work on any inside project we can find. Today's forecast - Mainly sunny, high minus 15C....
Yes, it's a lovely clear, bright morning but it's also minus 34C so it's a really cold morning. We're to have one more night of extreme cold before temperatures get warmer. Today's forecast - warming to minus 19C, tonight minus 31C.
We are encouraged to get outdoors for some exercise, that's not difficult when you live where we live. Jasper and Cedar also enjoy exploring the great outdoors and a groomed trail is much easier for snowshoeing. Another cold one today minus 23C and cloudy this...
Spent some time riding around this weekend. Saturday we rode around Don's Barber Lake trapline, Sunday we went shed hunting. Both Don and Allison found a shed, just the tip of the antler poking up through the newly fallen snow. They have the shed hunting bug now but...
We haven't seen much of this for the last 2 months and with the incoming clouds we might not see much of the sun today. Although we've had mostly cloudy days we also haven't had a lot of snow. Today's forecast - Mainly cloudy. 30 percent chance of flurries this...
Don harvested these wolves yesterday at the portage. Weather has certainly been interesting, Tuesday night it was minus 18C, Wednesday morning minus 13C last night 0C, this morning at 7am minus 7C. In less than an hour it dropped 4 degrees to minus 11C. It's also...
This is our view this morning. It has warmed up since last night but there's a good wind that is making it feel a lot colder. Last night it was minus 18C and it's to warm up to 0C, quite the yo-yo of temperatures. Good thing we weren't planning on going fishing, I...
Don has been spending some time outdoors trapping beaver. To set the traps around the beaver lodge he must first find the entrances, traps are attached to poles so he can pull them out of the water. To date he has harvested about 30 beaver of varying sizes. Today is...
We are encouraged to get outside during our provincial wide lock down and this certainly is not a problem around here. This trout was a team effort. I caught this trout on a set line which Don had set up for me. I still haven't been able to catch a fish while jigging...