skiing by the Fraser River

So, Rowan has just arrived in Belgium for 3 months of field hockey and has reactivated her blog (rowanharris.blogspot.com), with a promise(?) of a weekly post.  Super plan, and I think I may try to match it.  Here is post #1 of the new regime?
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On February 12th we had a dump of snow (school "snow day").  Rather unusually for Vancouver, the snow was still there the next morning, even on all the trees and bushes, and Rowan hauled me down to Fraser River Park for a cross-country ski along the river trail in the sunshine.  Magical.

Someone had been there the day before and left a fellow on a park bench

No pleasure traffic on the river, but a fine tug and beachcomber chugged by

The tide was far in and there was enough snow to cover the boardwalk.
Skiing over the water!

This is one of Meo's "bird photos" (as in, can you spot the bird?)  Several kinds of ducks hunkered down in the snow, rousing and sploshing into the river as we passed by.  Behind us, the tree birds were singing their spring songs.

Thank you Rowan!