2013/12/24

Happy holidays & Update from Peterborough

Happy holidays to everyone!  I returned to Peterborough last Wednesday to stay at a friend's house to take care of her pets while she's away for Christmas break.  The wifi access is limited at her place, so I walked to school almost everyday (with the dog) to use internet.  I am still taking photos everyday, but uploading them won't happen immediately, hence there are a lot of photos in this (and upcoming) posts spanning several days.

Merry Christmas
A festive photo from Ottawa two Sundays ago.

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The evening I got back to Peterborough, I went to a free Christmas concert.

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The pets I am taking care of - Bronte.

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And Kami.

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Walked to school on Friday.

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I was surprised to see arthropods such as this spider crawling up top of the icy trail!  I am still searching online to figure out what species this is.  I ended seeing many similar spiders on the trail.

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Unfortunately, that same evening had an ice storm and caused spiders to freeze in the following morning.

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Another frozen spider.

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Bronte sleeping on the chair while I do work.


There is a feeder at the back of the house and it is frequently visited by chickadees and some Blue Jays, which I haven't got a photo yet.

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Diving in.

 Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)
Photos of chickadees waiting for their turn at the feeder.

 Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)

Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)

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Pooping chickadee.

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Rabbit track.

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Someone's fancy winter home.

As most Canadians know by now, Ontario was just hit with a bad ice storm during the weekend and many people are still currently without power.  Thankfully, Peterborough was not badly affected, although there was a temporary loss of power last night at where I am staying.

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Frozen branches.

Frozen plant
Frozen grasses.

Frozen grass

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Frozen berries.

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And frozen pine needles.

Wish everyone a safe and happy holiday season, and I will post some more soon.

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