Here are a collection of my photos to document the change in season in Edmonton. It seemed like a very long winter and therefore a late spring. These are images that I captured in the river valley between mid-February and Mid-May:

February was fairly typical, some snow melting but still plenty around and the river mostly frozen over with a few channels of flowing water. It seemed a particularly icy winter for walking around. I finally broke down and bought ice cleats to put on my boots (in fact I bought and tried 3 different pairs).

March: More open water on the North Saskatchewan River and of course more snow

April: Significant snow melting and breaks-up of the river ice, as well as first sighting of spring/summer fauna

May: The river is free of ice and the dragon boat dock reappears. The river valley slowly greens up – first the grass, then small shrubs and finally the larger deciduous trees leaf-out.

By mid-May we are seeing a green river valley and increasingly more summer-typical weather with dark clouds and thundershowers in the evening.