January is over and finally got a warm day (everything is relative!) to go outside for a bit. we decided to check out the fletcher wildlife garden, a little gem inside the city, and the arboretum which is a part of the experimental farm right next to a section of the canal. as the pictures show, we weren't the only ones excited to finally get some weather to enjoy all the great snow and ice!

people skating on the canal

people skating on the canal

bright sunny day... and kinda warm too (only -15 with the windchill)

hiding behind the cat tails to take pictures of the local wildlife

hiber-climbing squirrel

oh, no!... the canal is starting to melt!

kids enjoying a sliding hill

everyone is out enjoying the day...

there are some really big trees... hope no one slides into them

they even have a forest of really tiny trees too

vegetation during winter time

the pearly everlasting has lasted into the winter

poofy things during winter time

spikey thing during winter time

can you see the forest through the spikey things?

poofy flowers in poofy snow

fletcher wildlife garden has flowers all year round

flower fireworks!

last picture... after eating these i didn't feel so good and we called it a day.

panoramic