Eagle Country

Morning and it's time to build fortresses with blankets and quilts while everyone is still in pyjamas. Interesting how generation after generation finds this activity to be exciting. It proves that imagination is the greatest toy of all for young children, especially when it engages the adults around them.

Everyone is at the rink to watch Cameron play his first hockey game of the season. It was a high scoring affair with Cameron playing defense for his White Mites hockey team.

Cameron, number 13 is focused on the game and not on the spectators. Saturday night in the U.S. of A.

Back home following a four day weekend with grandkids and family in North Dakota. Our drive to N.D. was uneventful with decent weather making the ten hour drive ather decent. Once in N.D., a bald eagle was sited near the road. On the way back home, another bald eagle in yet a different location. Interesting how eagles make their presence known at so many locations and occasions. I guess I could justly claim that the eagle is my totem.

There was more to see on the drive home. A few white tail deer, several pheasants and a ruffed grouse were among the sightings. The Souris River / Mouse River valley country through North Dakota is pleasant to drive through offering the eyes a constantly changing vista. However, the drive from Estevan to Swift Current is rather bland, especially the flat, open sections. One thing of note was the presence of snow in N.D. and its absence in Saskatchewan. It was also warmer in SK with the promise of warmer weather for tomorrow and the remainer of the week.