Monday will see our second 'Thanksgiving' here in Canada, my how time flies b
y. The autumn this year is very different to last year as we have the beautiful autumnal hues to view. Trees shimmer in the breeze/wind. their leaves a myriad of shades from gold to red, too dificult to describe the exact colours. The past week has seen temperatures around the 20C mark and night time temperatures between 12 -> 7C; 
sometimes the temperature only drops to the nighttime low around 6 am! As this is Alberta, home of the big sky we can view from the deck the sun rising in the east and the darkness still in the west and of course in the evening the sun setting in the west and nighttime already encroaching in the east. The moon looks at times as if you could just touch it!
y. The autumn this year is very different to last year as we have the beautiful autumnal hues to view. Trees shimmer in the breeze/wind. their leaves a myriad of shades from gold to red, too dificult to describe the exact colours. The past week has seen temperatures around the 20C mark and night time temperatures between 12 -> 7C; 
sometimes the temperature only drops to the nighttime low around 6 am! As this is Alberta, home of the big sky we can view from the deck the sun rising in the east and the darkness still in the west and of course in the evening the sun setting in the west and nighttime already encroaching in the east. The moon looks at times as if you could just touch it!We have joined 
a hiking group and have been out on a hike up to Chester Lake, what a difference no snow makes. The last time we visited was in winter and we only realised that we had reached Chester Lake because a sign said 'No Fishing'. This time though we continued beyond the Lake to other lakes via Elephant Rocks, a large limestone outcrop. The conversation was jolly, the vistas beautiful as trees were turning gold. The big pyramidial peak in the centre is Mount Assiniboine, the highest peak on the south side of Highway 1 ( Trans Canada Highway).
a hiking group and have been out on a hike up to Chester Lake, what a difference no snow makes. The last time we visited was in winter and we only realised that we had reached Chester Lake because a sign said 'No Fishing'. This time though we continued beyond the Lake to other lakes via Elephant Rocks, a large limestone outcrop. The conversation was jolly, the vistas beautiful as trees were turning gold. The big pyramidial peak in the centre is Mount Assiniboine, the highest peak on the south side of Highway 1 ( Trans Canada Highway).
