Walk in the Park

I went for a walk in the park this morning.  It was quite beautiful......2 degrees Celsius 

and lots of sunshine......

All that wind and rain over the past couple of days stripped the last of the leaves from the trees. 

 Now you get to take a closer look at the trees again.....I like what I saw....

 

I knew it was chilly overnight, but I didn't realize just how chilly until I came 

upon this little "feast for the eyes"..........

All the little puddles from the rain yesterday had started to freeze overnight.....it looked so pretty.

I remember being a kid and we'd all get so excited over this because it meant a whole

new season of great things to do outside...like ice-skating, building huge snowmen 

and making snow angels!!!!! 

I couldn't resist---I must have taken about 30 snaps of this.......

Roger & I stayed up really late last night, watching the Presidential Election----pretty exciting 

stuff.  I still don't have a good handle on how the U.S. elections run---a bit different 

from here in Canada....but exciting nonetheless.

Cheers

;o)

It's beginning to feel a lot like C - - - -TMAS!!!

See....I didn't say the "word"!  My friends have all been threatening me to stop saying the C word this early in November....but I can't help it.  I have been working away on my little festive projects for gifts, so I want to share a few photos.  

Although I have to say that the weather is certainly not beginning to feel a lot like CHRI - - -S!!   

Today it was sunny and 15 degrees Celsius---can't complain about that now, can we???

Here is a sampling of some glassware that I have completed......

I'm working on a totally new little project now and I am pretty excited....I'll post a few 

snaps later in the week.........if I can get some time to work on it.

Have a "holly-jolly" week, my friends...it's just around the corner!!! 

CHEERS

Tombstone Brownies

Happy Halloween everyone!!

I made some tombstone brownies----so easy to make.  All you need is a brownie mix, some chocolate frosting, a bit of coconut, green food coloring and a few chocolate bars to break up for grave markers.  You simply make up your brownie mix.....

 When it is baked, let it cool......

Now comes the fun part, frost the brownies with chocolate frosting, then cut out in rectangles, and place a piece of chocolate bar in position for a headstone.....

 Color a small amount of shredded coconut with green food coloring to use as grass......

These were so easy to make and they were fun to decorate.  The recipe called for a small tube of decorator's gel to pipe the letters R.I.P on each headstone.  I couldn't find any in town, but no doubt it would have made them look much better, but oh well---still tasted good!!

Hope you all get lots of eager little trick-or-treaters!!!

Happy Halloween

 

Gambo Pond--at her "Fall Finest" !!!!

The awesome weather has been consistent around here.  Yesterday, 

October 20, 17 degrees & Sunny!!!!

Roger and I got on the bike and headed East as far as Maccles Lake.  It was a perfect day. 

We started out going through the Gambo Trailway underpass, which is a multi-plate culvert.  

This tunnel replaced the underpass that was used by the trains, years ago, 

 when they were still running.  

What a tragedy, that the trains no longer run in this beautiful big province. 

We ate lunch on a bridge over Northwest Brook, between Gambo and Glovertown.

 

After a couple of hours of sunshine and fresh air, we headed back toward home.  

We were drawn to Gambo Pond,where we spent a little time down in the 

eastern end--closest to Gambo.  

The pond was majestic....it was just one of those days.  

Just take a look............

Looking towards Drover's Beach

Have a great week, everyone.

;o)

Middle Brook Falls

Hey everyone!  We are having the most spectacular fall ever---the weather is amazing!!!  It's the middle of October and we are still walking in t-shirts----17 degrees and sunny, who could ask for anything more?

Yesterday I walked the Middle Brook Trail, in the David Smallwood Park, right here in town.  

I took a little detour in and around the falls....

It was absolutely B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L!!!

See for yourself...........

The sounds of the water, when standing here, are amazing.

 

Looking out in the direction of the community, before crossing the bridge to go in to the falls.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 Many salmon fisherman walk over these steps in the early hours of the morning, trying to get to his or her favorite fishing spot in pursuit of that delicious Atlantic salmon.  Gambo boasts two of the best salmon rivers in the central region of the province.

This beauty would make anyone want to be a "tree-hugger"

 

I have this thing for wild mushrooms----couldn't resist getting down and taking a snap of this little guy!

 

How many people have walked up over these steps in awe, after visiting the falls, I wonder...

 

 

 

 

Hope you enjoyed these photos.

Cheers

;o)