the river's too high now for crossing...

 Wow.

Yesterday we had virtually no snow.

Last night we had a storm and this morning it was all white again.

And the little creek that runs around our town

is overflowing its banks.

It's a little bit creepy!

on my way to school

 A few weeks ago we had a glorious hoar frosty morning.

 It was very mild but the frost and the light were just gorgeous.

louis riel day at the forks in winnipeg

 It was a glorious day today!

We took advantage of it and went skating on the Red and

Assiniboine Rivers in Winnipeg.
Unfortunatley, the entire city of Winnipeg also had

the same idea!

Not really - but it was fun to say that!

 Of course, lots of people use the ice for activities other than skating.

 David has not skated much at all but he did great today!

In the end, I was the only one that fell.

That's what I get for taking pictures whilst skating...

 As you can see, there actually was a lot of wide open space.

 Katy continues to be very careful with her back.

She watched and waited patiently while the rest of us skated.

 

Terence came a bit later so he also enjoyed "skating" on his boots.

 A rather interesting event was taking place on the river today.

Have you ever heard of "ice canoeing"?

Me neither.

Apparently it's a huge event at the Quebec Winter Carnival.

Today was the first time it was held in Winnipeg.

The winners got a trip to Churchill on the train.

Not too bad at all!

 It looks really quite easy but these people were totally exhausted

and some hardly made it the 200 m to the finish line.

 Four of the runners have to have 1 foot in the canoe

but the one at the back can push full out with both feet.

 

It's also Festival du Voyageur in Winnipeg right now

so many people were out in their festive gear.

It's so beautiful to see and of course the

Hudson's Bay coats are always absolutely stunning.

 

Time for a late lunch of some of the best

fish and chips we've ever had!

What a wonderful day.

the bunny

asante children's choir

 This amazing group of children was in our church this morning.

What an inspiration they were!