The Changing Seasons: February 2017

A foggy scene – for Joanne – taken this morning. It’s been warmer lately.

Only a few seasonal changes to report from Cobalt. (Or should I say Coleman Township? More on that in a moment.) The snowbanks are somewhat higher, and I’ve noticed the sun sets in a different location. Now that there’s more snow, and more importantly, now that I’ve recovered from the flu, I’ve been able to get out and about and explore some new winter hikes around the area.

Technically speaking, that “area” is Coleman Township and it completely envelops the Town of Cobalt. Most of the silver mines brought into production from 1904 to the mid-1980’s are in Coleman. I pay property taxes to the Township.

But when I describe where I live, I say “Cobalt” as that is the more familiar location. Well, familiar to those who know Northern Ontario, or mines and minerals. Many of my friends thought I meant Cobourg when I told them where I was moving.

It doesn’t really matter.

Except, yes it does, to some.

OK, now that I’ve addressed that little technicality, allow me to share with you the photos of both the town and the township for the month of February!

The view of Nipissing Hill (Coleman Township) with the Town of Cobalt at my back

Bullrushes – detail from the above image.

A view of the Town of Cobalt from Nipissing Hill. You can just make out our tracks in the snow. This was the day I endured the calamity with the snowbank.

Fox tracks at pond.

A view of the town, and in the centre, the house with the blue roof is the first place we considered buying.

More bullrushes from the duck pond out front. Gardening books talk about winter interest when planning a garden. I take those guidelines to heart!

Outcrop! This is along the Kerr Lake Road, in Coleman Township. No winter maintenance here, but snowmobiles keep the track passable by foot.

The remnants of the Lawson Mine headframe.

The ever popular Poplar.

Drunken fox or drunken photographer? You decide.

For my friend Normande who tells me that they don’t make blue skies like they do in Northern Ontario.

The sun is setting further north and man, do we have some eye-popping displays!

 

Changing Seasons is a monthly blog challenge hosted by Cardinal Guzman. Your contribution might be a single photo or a gallery, a recipe, artwork, whatever the month means to you.

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