It's definitely fall here..

Back from Vancouver Island..it was great seeing our

friends and seeing family.

The seasons changing, our first frost here today.

Cooler morning, rainy days, shorter days and cooler nights.

The countdown to our holiday is only

a couple of weeks away.

Here are a few photos,

love the mist on the lakes on our drive down.

Countdown to our holiday in Thailand!

Celebrating our 27th wedding anniversary today!

Jim enjoying our walk and celebrating his birthday

on Oct 6.

It sure is a very good life and I am very very grateful.

 

 

Dagmar

The colors of fall...

Overcast but very warm here.

The work continues outside on the golf course renovations.

Everywhere we see the colors of fall.

Such beauty in the simplicity of it all.

 

 

Dagmar

Lovely first week of October...

Sunny and warm,

with just the right amount of rain

in the evening.

A wonderful way to start October.

 

Dagmar

Fall colours....

Sunny days, leaves changing colours,

tidying up in the garden.

These have been my past few days.

I hate to throw away all the cutting, so I spread them out on my table

and create some styled photos.

 

 

Dagmar

Feels like fall..

Happy Monday.

It is hard to believe that tomorrow will be September 1st.

It is cooler, overcast and thankfully there is

a chance of rain.

The leaves are turning red here already,

probably from the lack of moisture we have had.

It is a welcome change.

A collection from my garden and craft room.

 

Dagmar

Getting ready....

This week I have spent my time well, tidying up the house,

the outdoor pots, cutting back any perennials,

putting the garden to rest as we are getting ready to head to

Arizona for the winter,

on Saturday.

Usually by this time we would have been there already.Going a bit later has given us more time to enjoy these last few weeks of October.

It used to feel strange not seeing all our personal stuff for nearly 6 months,but because we have another home, different friends,

it is always an adventure.

We take a couple days to drive there, as it is 1662 miles between our two homes. We always try to take a different route,

but after 10 years, we know most of the roads quite well.

We are always in the lookout to see something we might have missed in previous trips.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Warm and wonderful weekend...

Record highs all over BC.

Happy to enjoy being outside, finishing up cleaning up the outside

planters and flower pots.

Claire spent a sunny afternoon at

Art Knapps Garden Centre

enjoying the rides.

She sent me a sweet little emojis texts.

Love this little girl!

 

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Crafting.....

A quiet day to read some crafting books

as well as crochet a rock.

I love how quickly theses small projects come together.

Place several together, or simply place

one in a birds nest as I did.

Sweet and simple

 

 

Have a wonderful weekend.

Happy Birthday to my dear friend Shirley

currently trekking in Bhutan.

 

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Colors of Fall...

The days are getting shorter.

The sun rises later.

All the deciduous trees have changed their colors

and are losing their leaves.

There are crisp apples at the Farmers Markets

as well as at the roadside stands.

Apple pies to be baked,

birthdays to be celebrated.

The air is much cooler on our walks.

Fall is here in the Okanagan.

 

 

 

 

 

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