Canada Geese

 

 It was 10C and cloudy when we left to go walking by the lake. As we came closer we could hear the noise that hundreds of geese make as they "discuss" whether or not to take off. I think they must have decided that yes, they were going, because in just a few minutes the sky was filled with them. We stood and watched in amazement as they circled around a few times then headed South. 
We observed much the same phenomenon on the weekend when we walked in Bateman Park where another walker ( with a much better camera) captured these images.....

 

I continue to have problems commenting on certain blogs and just want to assure you that I am reading them and will keep on trying to comment until perhaps Blogger will fix the issue.

Thanks for visiting today,  GM

Leaves and a Book

 Mostly cloudy day but pleasant for walking. We walked around Fish Trap Creek.  Lots of leaves on the ground now and with rain coming next week even more will come down.

 I found a Rosamunde Pilcher book that I hadn't read. It was at the thrift store and now joins my little row of her books on my shelf.   I'm always on the look-out for books by favourite authors.

 October is half passed. I intend to continue Fall cleaning. We have 2 family birthdays coming up. More on that later.  Have a lovely evening/night.  GM

 

Pumpkin Muffins and More

 

 Cooler weather is making me want to bake more often.  This being the season of all things pumpkin I thought I'd try a recipe for Pumpkin & Cream Cheese Muffins.  They turned out very tasty and for a change these muffins came out of their paper cups without leaving anything stuck in them.
In case you'd like to see the recipe it was on a cooking blog called The Novice Chef.

 Something that I noticed while looking at various recipes was that some asked for a half cup of condensed milk.  ( These were not muffin recipes though). So what do I use the rest of the can for?  I find it irritating and avoid those recipes

 ( although they sure sound good).

Would you like to see some Jack-O-Lanterns that I spied on Pinterest? 

 

Pretty silly, huh?  I really only like the third one.  Do you like any?

I hope you have a lovely weekend. Thanks for visiting,   GM

Wednesday Chit Chat

 

 

It was a chilly 10C  when we left the house at 7 to go walking. Lots of ground fog making the park look pretty. Very Autumnal. When we came back DH left for his volunteer 'job' at Gleaners where a load of lentils was arriving.     96,000 lbs of lentils. That will be a great addition to the soup mix.
I fed my rabbit then came in to sit on the porch with a mug of coffee. It was chilly out there too so I switched on my little electric fireplace. I was soon quite cozy.

 Now that our Thanksgiving is over ( it was lovely),  I plan on doing some Fall cleaning before it's time to decorate for Christmas.  Meanwhile I found pumpkins for a dollar each which I thought was a good price. I put some on the front steps and some in the house.

That's about all that's been happening here. Now I better decide where I'll start that cleaning.

Thanks for visiting,  GM

Friday Chit Chat

 

 As the weather gets cooler wild animals start looking for more food in order to fatten up for the cold weather ahead.   Who knew that raccoons ate grubs? Grubs that apparently live under the lawn. After the dry summer our small back patch of grass was brown and not very attractive. Now that the raccoons have begun to dig it up it looks a lot worse. (Since I took this picture a few days ago the area dug up has become a lot bigger.)

I'm surprised that the raccoons have left the tomatoes alone. I guess they're not fond of the taste.  I'm pleased that every few days I can bring in a few more.

Flowers for the table.

 

This is the weekend of our Canadian Thanksgiving. Tomorrow I'll be baking pumpkin pies!!  Yum.

I'll be back in a day or two,  GM

Pony Soldier

70 plus years ago my Uncle Ben took me to see this movie. It was the first time this little farm girl had been in a movie theatre and I'm sure I was very impressed.  My Mother and I were visiting my  aunt and uncle in the city and if I remember correctly we walked to the theatre. I suppose my Uncle must have taken pity on me and took me out for a few hours.  No doubt he looked for a movie suitable for my age yet not too childish for himself.  I have no idea why the poster showed a young woman with a sexy dress when the only young woman in the movie looked nothing at all like that.
This is what the internet has to say...

Pony Soldier is a 1952 American Northern Western film set in Canada, but filmed in Sedona, Arizona. It is based on a 1951 Saturday Evening Post story ...

 

Last week Youngest Son found it on-line and we watched it together. He wondered if I'd remember  any part of the movie but I can't say that I did.

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Thanks for coming by and letting me share this memory with you.  GM

New Trails and a Problem Commenting

 Grandson M took us to a new-to-us hiking trail on the weekend. Actually it branches into various different trails but he kindly took us on the most level ones. As you can see there's a sharp drop-off beside the path. You may be able to see it better in the next picture.

Somewhere I have a picture of those two walking just like this taken ten years ago!

 It's great to have different places to go walking all within 6 km of home.

I'm once again having trouble commenting on certain blogs. Why now? I haven't changed any settings. These are the ones I can't comment on at this time:

Linda Letters

My Home and Garden

HWIT BLOGG

Furry Gnome's Adventures

I will keep trying because obviously I could, until now, comment, so what's changed?

I hope your week is off to a great start. After a couple of lovely sunny days we have clouds and showers but since I had lots of laundry etc. to do I didn't mind. I do hope for sunshine tomorrow though.

Thanks for visiting, GM