In one day last month, October 25,  we got our first snow that stayed. Starting from drizzling rain to sleet and finally overnight a blanket of white. Finishing my outdoor task ended up planting bulbs: tulips. daffodils and garlic, wet and cold but done!!!

This past weekend was visiting family. actually a memorial due to an unexpected death , my brother in law Allin died tragically in an accident in the mountains last week.  doing what he was absolutely passionate about. Sadly, an avid hunter and outdoorsman,  he died of hypothermia during an expedition west of Nordegg on Tuesday, November 5, 2013...The family on both sides, gathered from all over North America.

The following photo

are from their farm,west of Calgary. looking towards the foothills of the Rocky Mountains.

One is reminded of both the beauty and the power of nature.