The balance of my week in Ontario sported some mighty fine fall weather and good visits with friends and family….love these shots of 2 yr old Ethan, friend’s first grand child .Times included breakfast on the patio or an outdoor dinner at the local Irish pub where my neice works as a server on her weekends home from Queens…(NB the local bartender in the background ) a walk along various points of the lakeshore trails,with the discovery of historic sites like this Adamson estate now a music conservatory
local marshes and visiting small shops in Port Hope,  very reminiscent of Whyte Ave in Edmonton. That weekend was an outdoor Canadian jazz festival complete with the small town parade, Sunday service with jazz reflections and a Saturday evening concert in memory of Doug Riley who passed away on August 31.

Cooler but still colorful weather back in Alberta. Ian Tyson sings about getting there ““before the snow flies “ but in all practicality it means getting those outdoor chores done.

Well yours truly, other than doing the usual yard work with the discovery of still MORE cherries to pick ( the only thing in my freezer ) and distraction of scenes like this one of the holly hock flower in the midst, decided to embark on a few house fix up chores!

As much as I do enjoy painting trim and doors and doing minor repairs on screen doors and weather stripping, replacing incandescent bulbs with energy saving ones and so on… it has all become more time consuming than planned. Repeated lessons learned take samples with you when shopping at the home and garden shop including LARGE paint chips….there are many shades of green  and remember how you took the item  apart and what screws belong to what door assembly!

Dysis has a new squeaky toy and has a much more laid back attitude.