Spring in Saskatchewan

A few days ago, I was driving in the countryside north west of Saskatoon, and there were definite spring sights to be seen.

the view through the car windshield -- this is big sky country!

the path of last year's combine still visible on the field

a typical grid road leading to someone's farm

lots of water alongside the road,

interesting color combinations of gold, steel blue, and charcoal

and pussywillows

whether it's willow or dogwood, the branches add a touch of russet red

the blurry white things are geese touching down on their journey north, there were a few fields like this

what we call a "slough"

here you can see the industries of farming and oil production co-existing

and I saw a few fields with stacks of railway ties, as big as apartment buildings.  They are ripping out the rail road line.

 and that is a small tour of western-central Saskatchewan when the snow is gone.