Neil and I went for a walk yesterday evening, just around our community of Drake Landing. For those of you not acquainted with the town of Okotoks, there are several communities situated either north or south of the Sheep River, which runs through the centre of our town. We live to the north, in the newest subdivision (or housing estate to use a UK term) of Drake Landing. We are on the North Eastern edge of the town, high up on the hills overlooking the town, which lies to the South of us. The area is growing fast, but is beginning to look less and less like a building site now, and more and more green and pleasant as the summer approaches. It's a lovely area, with lots of green fields and natural creeks around us, which have plenty of wildlife. We see deer regularly (a pic of one that was close by is included here!) as well as Arctic Hares, which are beginning to lose their winter white fur and becoming browner as the summer comes, and we often hear the coyotes howling in the twilight. Last night, we were being serenaded by bullfrogs with their deep croaks of 'lurve' (it is the mating season!) as we wandered around the lake. They were so loud! I actually saw a coyote for the first time by the highway this morning on my daily commute, and was astonished to discover that they really really look like Wiley Coyote from the Roadrunner cartoons! They have the same spindly nose and long ears and are slightly larger than a fox.
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