Autumn beauty

We’re at a transition in nature again – scheduled not by the calendar but by the movement of sun and moon and sea temperatures and winds. It’s slow but not unnoticeable. We don’t have the fullness of colour that you see in the eastern parts of Canada, especially of Maples and Oaks. I had Nugget…

Hello Autumn

I like you Autumn. I really do. You have such brilliant colours! And you’re sun is warm without burning the skin off me. You have fewer hours of sunshine, but it’s still a good balance. It’s dark in the morning when I’m still sleeping, and it is dark when it’s time to go to bed….

Strawberry fields forever

Yesterday it was 20C in Edmonton. Yes on October 19th! And the strawberries are still growing and red. Now, I don’t for a minute think that this will last – the cold temperatures are on the horizon. By next week the forecast is calling for minus numbers overnight. This seems all so peaceful and lovely,…