The Magic of Equinox at The Vermilon River.

 You're going to find it strange that Boomer and I find Equinox, Winter Solstice or the 21st of December more interesting than the rest of Christmas week, which we also like. The answer is obvious: it is Boomer's and my birthday. Nature played along and dumped 35 cm., say 15-17 inches, in a 12 hour period. Now I know all you southern types are going to hold your breath, and wonder how we stood it. But first let me tell you that I have camped out over night in such weather and can candidly tell you it was the most wonderful experience. We were not using a dogsled, but snowmobiles the first time. And not on a groomed trail, which appeals only to speed demons, but in a wilderness like this one. The silence is so incredible. Later I would try it with dogs, an Akita team. Dog sledding is what sailing is to boating, the penultimate.

I put in these shots of Boomer as he waits for me to feed the birds. He's eleven now. If you check out the mast head  photo, you can see the additional white in his ear area. The cast in his eye is a slight cataract. Boom does however have wolf eyes, which naturally reflect light, especially at night. He's slower so we take it easier now. Let's face it I'm slower also.

Still active.

Still loving the snow.

Blue Jay.

Now You're not going to believe this! But on our morning walk on the 21st, we got an unheard of visit from our friend, Huegin, Broken Beak. There was a Corvid chortle, and down he came. I had some shelled peanuts in my pocket, so I open them and fed him. He's huge by the way.

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Female Pine Grosbeak

Hiding Redpoll

Side View Redpoll.

Front View.

Christmas AM Sky

Blue Jay.

Female Pine Grosbeak

Goldfinch.

Cloaked Redpoll.

Male Pine Grosbeak

Red Squirrel

Redpoll

A promise of sun

Red Squirrel

Bohemian Waxwing

Goldfinch

Redpoll.

Snowy Jay.

Male Pine Grosbeak

Redpoll.

Male Pine Grosbeak

Male Pine Grosbeak

The promise of a storm.

Redpoll

Male Pine Gtosbeak

Blue Jay in the wind.

Bohemian Waxwing

Crow flying in the storm

The hidden Redpoll revealed 

Female Pine Groasbeak

Male Pine Groasbeak

Goldfinch

Snowy Mourning Doves.

Redpoll

Crow in snow storm

Red breasted Redpoll

Redpoll

Oops, that's slippery.

Snowy sky

Waxwing in berries.

Bohemian Waxwings.

Bohemian Waxwing.

Waxwing

Stormy sky.

Male Redpoll

A snowy flight.