With a visit north this time of year the warm days, colourful leaves and the smell of autumn in the air make the region a great place for relaxin'

The colours from last fall, as shown in these pictures were much more brilliant than this year. The leaves still had a bit of colour but not the brilliance of the previous year.

The temperature was great for the weekend and then the cold front hit the north. It took a couple days to wind up and then the snow began to fall... and fall... and fall!

In the middle of the night a quick shot from the back door reveals snow flurries that just kept coming down through the night.



The poplar trees are very flexible when they are young...as evidence in the three trees that are actually bent over the drainage ditch and resting on the ground under the weight of the wet snow.

Just a winter wonderland appeared overnight...


With leaves still on the trees the snow load was just too much for many of them. The power went out about 2am and was not restored until about 3pm that afternoon. Good thing for wood stoves!!