we went to Centreville today! Not a usual winter destination, but home of the only hill on the Island (an artificial one at that- it's on top of the tunnel the train goes through)
the boys fought for the first 1/2 hour but they got over it and a lovely time was had by all. (Even Maxine- who doesn't usually like walking around outside in the winter, or really even the summer actually. I've discovered she LOVES the snow.)
on the way home, we saw the fox that has been hanging around the Island for the last few weeks. we stopped and it stopped and we all just looked at each other for a few minutes. Of course my camera battery had died while we were out sledding so I'll share with you this gorgeous photo that my neighbour Sean Tamblyn shot of him. (lots more of the fox here)
it's amazing how frequently we are seeing the fox around. there has been a bit of debate in our community as to whether it's a good thing or a bad thing to have the fox around. some people are worried about cats getting killed. of course i would be so sad if anything happened to our cats, but a part of me thinks that we can't control nature. (plus, if you look at Sean's other photos, the fox doesn't seem too interested in cats!!) the kids and I have seen the fox a number of times now. every time we go out now we look for him.
i'm so glad it finally snowed, and i am so glad to have this bit of wild in our lives.
