Bits & Pieces of Spring 2014 - on Mother's Day

I know - spring is very late this year. The temperatures zoomed up yesterday, finally, and today was equally nice, albeit, clouded over now and then. Gavin and I went for a long country drive today (love these!!!), starting with a drive down Waterfront along the Red River, Winnipeg ... old River Road ... Lockport ... Lower Fort Garry ... old River Road again into Selkirk ... Birds Hill Park ... Lorette ... home. Wonderful day of driving ... stopping lots for me when I wanted to take some pics ... and just the two of us walking at Lower Fort Garry and again at Birds Hill Park (Pope's Hill). Loved watching all the fly-bys of the pelicans and then when they all fluttered just above the water and skimmed along in unison. And the seagulls screeching away, even catching one of them feeding another. And there was that one little seedling that has eeked its' way out of the full bloom of thistle seeds, but still hanging on. Maybe because it is Mother's Day! As soon as a real good blast of wind comes along, this seedling will take flight and start new beginnings elsewhere.