Did you see?? The sun came out AND it was above minus 20 today. It was practically summer!! We celebrated with a walk on one of our favourite Ottawa trails, and were delighted by the number of animals who came out to say hello: pileated woodpeckers, nuthatches and chickadees, a merlin, a few playful red squirrels and then, to our delight, a big fat porcupine came sauntering up the trail beside us.
(I did not zoom in for this – in fact, I had to back up to get him in the frame as the porcupine sauntered past us!)
It was a gorgeous afternoon out, made even more delicious by the recent spate of miserable cold.
If you’re interested, I’d love to do a few sessions of winter portraits out there before the snow melts and the trails get muddy. For any weekend in March, I’ll offer a spring thaw discount if you’d like to do a “feed the chickadees” family portrait hike at the Jack Pine Trail – $150 for the session fee, and you only buy whatever prints or files you want. Prices are listed on my photo site.
I’ll even bring the bird seed!
Wow! Your photos are gorgeous! What a treat to see so much wildlife.
I wish I was there to take you up on this session offer. What a fabulous idea!