Well we made it through the winter and Manitoba is just starting its third wave of COVID.  Enough of that.

We have started seeding our crops, and our wheat is almost all in the ground.  Our fields are very dry and we need rain.  It still is quite cold, but the weather will warm up soon and the trees will be showing their leaves.  Our cows are still calving, and the calves are bouncing around like spring is really here.  It is such a joy to watch them, and they are very curious about us as well.

We have had a few great aurora shows over the last couple of months.  And are hoping for a few more before the nights become very short.  ​

This shot is of the Dunes Aurora (the horizontal stripes in the faint green band).  The naked eye doesn't see these colours, but it is so amazing to see what the camera will show us.

I am so grateful for the opportunity to watch the incredible night sky near our farm, and happy to share it with you.

My first blog post.  I have been planning to do this for years . . .

I live on a grain and cattle farm in rural Manitoba.  We have about 100 cows who calve every year.  Our harvest was completed a few weeks ago and we are in the process of getting ready for winter.  We walked half of our herd closer to home last weekend.  Soon we will bring them the rest of the way.  

Oh I hate the cold.  I am not looking forward to COVID restrictions and long winter.  I think I need to purchase warmer clothes and spend more time outside.  Maybe I will spend more time taking aurora photos.