At least, that's what these geese seem to be doing, but perhaps just to escape the snowstorm that seems to be heading up from the south. I'm hoping the storm, over-hyped as was the east coast "storm of the century" will live up to its billing and amount to nothing, or at least stay south so that we can have relatively clear ice around here.

Thinking, or course about Wombat, for which the plank horses have been made and the Kagawong utility trailer adapted, temporarily, until the real iceboat trailer can be rebuilt for two boats.

Not long after breakfast this morning, I went with Jim Leaver for coffee, and and a wee bit of coffee-cake, and then to the indoor farmer's market at Fort, followed by a stop at the art supply store in the same city. I've now got a palette, brushes, and a paint knife, mostly thanks to Jim, along with a beginner's set of water-based oil paints. My goal, with Jim's help, is to print photos on canvas and then paint over them, turning them into priceless masterpieces that I might be able to sell at farmer's markets for a dollar or two.