Thursday, October 08, 2020

October 7th, 2020

                       Losing oneself in the blue of the sky, and the fabulous colours of autumn.....


                       Yesterday, when the sun shone and the weather was reminiscent of summer.

                                   Early in the day Vincent, the camera and I went south, 

                                                  into the lower Similkameen,
      
                                     planning to record the loveliness of the fall season
 
                                              as it is in this part of the world!!  
 


                                                                Festooned Fences



and the river running by



                                                                           Scarlet Sumac



                            The rills in the Cawston Hills, made by erosion and heavy rainstorms -  

                                                                       We lived just to the right,

                                                                        on the next thirty acres


                     A beautiful apricot tree - its leaves all turned the colour of the fruit it bore


                   An Osprey nest atop a telephone pole, - a familiar sight in southern British Columbia



                                                                     The hills across the valley


                                                        Sumac intermingled with gold


                                                              New Plantings for a vineyard


Two pea hens crossing the road -

at least I think they were hens, - or perhaps cocks who had lost their tails????



                                    It was really a lovely day, - and thanks to the chauffeur, 

                                           whose company is always dear and welcome.

Monday, October 05, 2020

Friday, October 2nd, 2020

A sweet and mellow autumn day, and I am about to take my before-dinner drink outside while I watch for birds and butterflies, and great large honey bees in the collection of Asters that the garden holds close to its bosom these days, - not much else blooming.  A few scattered yellow daisies, and the remnants of a tall red rose.  Under the trees a circle of autumn crocus and a lone 'dollar plant' shimmers in the sunshine when you bare the seed covering..

I'm off to pour the brandy - I will be back! With pictures.....

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October 5th, - just after lunch!

Well, I said I would be back, and here it is, three days later, and hello, hello! October 5th, and a surprise invitation!

A little road trip with youngest son, - what better way to spend a Monday morning!


We set off, - circled the back roads and then headed East to the turn-off,  up that old familiar road that Charles and I so often wandered....

A beautiful and mellow time of year, - the leaves donning their autumn colours and the rabbit brush all golden and blooming....

We took lots of pictures, and I share some here.....


It is eight years since Charles and I traveled this road, that last September,
and the memories were bitter-sweet....



Would you call this a swamp, or a pond, - whatever it is shallow and clear and the reflections are lovely.



         The road is lined with beautiful deciduous trees, and the hillsides heavy with evergreens.



                        A sunlit meadow through the straight, tall trees where probably the deer feast



and a bank of bright sumac 





We come home past Bear's Fruit Stand 
laden with pumpkins
 (and our eldest
daughter's fancy art work)

Gorgeous fall day, and so much to be thankful for!