We had a long thaw in January 2017, encouraging birdies to forage, exposing ground and causing waterways to flow.  Some examples:

Ground is showing on Hwy 554 near Dillon …

Pine Siskins foraging for grit …

Oil storage tanks come down at the CPR Britt fuel facility….

Water on the thin (10cm) ice at St Amants dockage ….

Roaring Magnetawan River at Ahmic Lake outflow …

Classic silo near Town of Magnetawan …

Late afternoon on Hwy 159 …

What can follow a thaw?  Yes, some cold sunshiny days, which ended our month of January.