It was toward the end of the winter, I was on my second day off, enjoying another winter morning as I drove north in the darkness. I was an hour away from the sunrise, looking at my rear view mirror, I could see the clouds were going to light up that morning. While coming around a turn, I saw what looked like wildlife on the side of the road, it was a lynx. I slowed down as it crossed the road and hopped onto the plowed snow that was about a meter and half high. Not enough light to get any good pictures, I watched it for a few seconds and took a picture of it with my phone and I was off. I got to the lake with plenty of time. I knew where I needed to go, with snowshoes I got there in a few minutes. During that time of the year, there is not that much traffic in the morning on the 93 North. With no wind, it was this beautiful quiet sunrise. The only sound was being caused by me taking the pictures. For fifteen to twenty minutes, I enjoyed the sights as the sky got brighter and brighter. Once the bright warm light had passed, I packed up and stood there for a few minutes before starting the walk back to my car. These are the types of connection that keeps me addicted to nature.
