Fort Albany, Wednesday April 11, 2012

Despite Squatter finding the Easter Bunny to be a very satisfying appetizer, the weekend was
beautiful. Several walks, a few rounds of Merchanidise Bingo, and a run down to Anderson's Point and back were among the more mention-worthy highlights.



The ice in all surrounding rivers has gone down by at least twenty feet and fluctuation is very minimal. I must say, the blocks of ice that have popped up are beautiful and intensly interesting.




There were also bird sightings gallor during many of our travels to Anderson's Point, and as dorky as it may seem to some - I love birds!

There were a pair of wood peckers, one of the birds that looks and sounds like a giant chickadee, a ridiculous number of crows, and just a fair number of geese. 

As it is currently goose hunting season the helicopters have conveniently and annoyingly stuck around to take people out to their camps. Many of the teachers and kids are taking off their 'Traditional Days' from school and going hunting. As a non-Native person I'm forced to sit back and wait to be invited to a goose feast...luckily people here are very generous and I've already had the privilage of enjoying some spring goose just last weekend.


The dogs on the other hand found a somewhat deflated moose carcass with which to chow down on during the walk. It mostly consisted of fur and bones, but they still managed to have a good time.
I think we had six the first couple of days, but by the time we went for the run it was down to Bel and Oji. They kept up pretty well... wasn't too hard!

How many dogs can you spot?