Here’s Amelia sprawled on the bed in a sunbeam putting a paw over her face:
Post-Covid Activity Reduction
Health app screenshot from 5 months after covid infection shows reduction in activity — partially deliberate because exertion immediately after an infection can lead to a greater chance of developing long covid, but also just that stairs were extremely tiring to me for a couple months after I recovered.
Three Crows
Been throwing out peanuts out for the local crows; a few times some have gotten bold enough to land on the railing with me still standing there. I’ve had as many as eight in one morning, but sadly so far they have not reciprocated with shiny gifts as I’ve heard crows sometimes do.
Snow Alien
Ezra and I built a little snow alien at Baker Drive Community Park in Dartmouth. This one’s kind of a grey.
Snowy Greenway
Walking down to the tire shop along the Forest Hills Greenway — not so green in winter with all the snow, couple inches crunching underfoot.
A fork in the path. I think of “miles to go before I sleep” and “the road less traveled” and realize those are from two different Frost poems.
An idyllic brook winds through the woods. You’d barely know it was fed by runoff from a residential drainage culvert.
Bridges, bridges.
Halifax Across the Harbour
Last day of 2022 was clear and relatively warm, with nice views of Halifax across the harbour from the park by the Dartmouth ferry terminal.
Christmas 2022
Eight Crows
There are eight crows in the trees in this photo, waiting for me to throw out some peanuts. Can you find them all?
If that’s too small, click through to the larger photo on Flickr.
On the Costley Farm Trail
After we scattered Martha’s ashes, we tried hiking the Costley Farm Trail, a rocky, hilly trail connecting Cole Harbour Heritage Park to the Salt Marsh Trail.
Along the way we found this nice picnic area, apparently built by crew from the HMCS Ville de Quebec.
Also found some Witch’s Butter fungus growing out of a tree stump.
From the Salt Marsh Trailhead, I did a brisk hike back up along the smoother Heritage Trail to pick up the car — first really strenuous walking activity since my bout with covid a few months back. Happy to report I did not keel over from fatigue or multiple organ failure, so I think I’ve rested sufficiently since recovering.
Wave and Marque
Shots from a cold dusk walk along the Halifax waterfront, the wave adorned in snowflake light projections, plus a visit to the new Queen’s Marque with sculptural installations “Rise Again” and “Tidal Beacon,” and the giant steps down into the harbour.
More on the symbolic architecture of the Queen’s Marque, with its connection to the rise and fall of the tides.