A gorgeous sunrise walk - no commentary required

I love winter walks...

Especially when the sun is setting, which is around 4:25 pm these days in Edmonton. Here are a few pics from a stroll around the Highlands Golf Course and along Ada Boulevard...

Lee and Shadow wait for me to catch up...

A shiny golden ball...

that turns seed pods golden too...

the setting sun...

Magrath's Mansion is still impressive 

(a young lady we know held her marriage celebrations

there last fall)...

but I liked watching the sun set even better.

Sunset walks are highly recommended.

A wintry walk

On Sunday, Lee and I took a lovely stroll around what we call the "Emily Murphy loop," though others might call it the "River Valley Road run."

We parked at Emily Murphy Park, south of the river near the U of A,

and walked the shady side first...

Someone decorated part of the path beside the water... two more baubles further along...

We're heading toward the Legislature and the High Level Bridge...

I've always wanted to walk on the LRT Bridge, 

named after Dudley B. Menzies, 

a man who did a lot for Edmonton...

View to the west... 

The "Pearl," Edmonton's newest high rise accommodation

stands head and shoulders above the others 

along the river's edge...

(at the moment, the top of my blog has a better picture)

View to the east...

you can almost see the red supports 

for the bridge being built to replace 

the old Walterdale Bridge...

We didn't pass too many people on our walk...

Edmontonians seem to have gotten used to staying home

because of our recent cold snap...

but it was a pretty pleasant walk -- only -12 C (10 F)

with almost no windchill...

I love these spiral ramps on the ends of the Menzies bridge,

and now I can say I've walked them both!

The sunny side of the river, near Victoria Oval...

The view from Groat Bridge,

looking back to the High Level --

our loop is almost complete...

We stood and looked at the snowy river for a long while

trying to decipher what the coyotes had been doing...

were they chasing a deer, or just trying to figure out 

how to get across the open water to the other side??

Shadow has a frosty beard,

and we've had a pretty good walk.

Time for some R&R in one of his favourite places.

Stay warm, my friends.