We had a very heavy rain giving some good opportunities to see some earth and water instead of snow and ice.   Some examples:

Shebeshekong Road ponds are full…

Skerryvore Community Road still had some snow, which cooled the humid air below the dew point, causing some foggy patches:

Oft-photographed tall quartet standing in the rain:

More fog patches:

Gulls were  enjoying standing in water instead of on ice and snow:

And here are some opportunities to check out the new lens with some up-close stuff:  (Worth checking out by clicking on them to enlarge the photo.)

Tag alder along the Inlet showing the (inverted) far shore:

Desiccated lone Winterberry holds a drop in some dense bush:

Spruce tip holds a myriad of magnifying glasses:

Naturally Curious Mary Holland makes an amazing discovery and teaches a lesson about using our eyes, carefully.