October Snapshots

I am glad I live in a world where there are Octobers. ~ Anne with an 'e'

Let me share a few end-of-October postcards taken in my neighbourhood these past few days.

From the blueberry fields to the path along the river...

...it seems the whole world was aglow this October!

We have had record breaking warm temperatures this past week, and most of the snow has disappeared from the peak of Mt. Cheam.

The late grapes are ripe for the picking.

The birds are eyeing them too!

The last crop of grass came off the fields mid-month...but the grass kept right on growing.

Out with the petunias and in with the winter pansies.

One Sunday afternoon drive found us in Columbia Valley...

right along the Canada/US border.

There were no border  guards and no passports required...

though I suspect there were cameras on duty.

We stayed north of 'the wall'. 

  

Columbia Valley is a laid-back little community that dead-ends against the border. 

It's the kind of place where bikes are parked on the road and left unattended.

Memories of Thanksgiving...

which seems so long ago already.
There is much to be thankful for.
Every day.

Heidi traveled to Nepal on a Himalayan Life missions trip...

which left Maggie and Lucy without a 'hands-on-mommy' for a few weeks. 

Thankfully, Pauline was there for them.

And I took them to track events and music lessons.

Lucy started violin lessons this fall and is doing amazingly well!

Maggie is a long distance runner.

She runs effortlessly...

and always places near the front in district meets.

We had the privilege of seeing Roy & Rosemary in concert with Chilliwack Symphony orchestra a few weeks ago. So good!

A quick trip over the mountain passes and the long bridge...

had us in Kelowna to celebrate my sister-in-law Martha's birthday.

We surprised her big-time!

Kelowna in October is lovely! 

Snow on the Coquihalla pass...not so much.

Last week we were in Whistler for two days.

It was sunny and warm...

the leaves were beautiful!

Had we been there a week earlier, we would have been dealing with over a foot of snow.

We had nachos on a patio in the village and watched crews putting up Christmas lights.

Good thinking...

to put up lights while the weather is pleasant.

Every leaf is a flower!

And that is a wee peek into life 'on my front porch' and beyond during the month of October.

Wishing you many treats on this 'tricky Tuesday'!