Saturday Photo: The Rink at the End of Winter

Looks pretty sad, doesn't it ?

But that's what happens when the ice finally melts.  Spring (maybe) is on its way.
 

Saturday Photo: Listen, the Redwing Blackbirds Are Back

No photo because my hands were too cold to get the phone out for a picture. But trust me, there were some red wing blackbirds scouts at the Lachine Rapids this morning, calling and calling. The males arrive first in the spring (usually the last week or so in March) and stake out claims for good nesting sites. Hope these guys don't freeze to death: they looked really cold.

Saturday Photo: First Sun, Or Stonehenge in Outremont

 The sun in its progression around the  heavens shines in our back bedroom window just about the first of March every year.  It was right on schedule this year, a true sign of spring.  But as you can see out the window, there's still a lot of snow around!

Saturday Photo: The Meeting of the Planets...

I didn't take the photo and it shows only Venus, but these evenings there has been a wondrous display of planets in the sky.  The other night--when it wasn't snowing for once--I saw Venus, Jupiter and Mars as the sun was setting.   Quite amazing, and this despite the city's lights.