October ~ a few snapshots

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

Let me share a few reasons why.

Sunshine and beautiful colours...

...and flowers in their last hurrah.

Then there was the cousin party in Terry's shop...

where Lovella served up apple fritters hot out of the pan!

Thanksgiving...with so many reasons to give thanks!

Cross country races...

where we cheered on the grands.

Seeing the Fraser Valley from on high in October is a beautiful thing!

A helicopter trip to the back country of the Coastal Range...

...on a sunny and warm October day will live long in our memories.
So glad we won this fantastic door prize at a fundraiser last year!

We found a nice spot to have a wee picnic...

...while our pilot took a nap on the precipice.

No need to build an inukshuk...

someone had beat us to it.

Heidi celebrated her 40th birthday.

Can our baby really be that old?

Thanking God for the gift of our daughter on that day I will never forget...

October 21, 1978.

Maggie and Lucy came for a sleepover...

and since it felt like summer we decided to have a wiener roast on last time.

Just before dawn...we were awakened by a car crash on the freeway next to our place.

The girls jumped out of bed and we all walked to the overpass to see what had happened. 

And since we were up anyway...

we went to check out the cranberry field down the road.

It looked much more colourful the following day in broad daylight...
as the harvest was underway.

We so enjoyed October...

eating on the patio and watching the sun set from there.

And more.

To be continued next month. 

Thanks for stopping by My Front Porch.

September ~ as it happened

September.

When one never knows...
 'is it summer...

...or autumn'?

Those foggy mornings were a reminder that summer was coming to an end. 

The yellow petunias of summer came out last week...

and winter pansies took their place.

We are getting ready to switch seasons.

Tomatoes and cucumbers found their way to the pantry.

The grapes were finally ready to pick.

The hops are ripe for the pickin'...

though their only purpose over here is decor. :)

Bad things seem to happen on September 11th.

This year was no exception.

There was a bit of a septic tank issue...

and it turned out to be a major one.

We brought in the troops...

a plumber and friends with excavators...

and a few tractors from the farm.

After a dirty day in the trenches the problem was solved.

The landscaping may take awhile to recover!

Something good also happened on September 11th...

a very long time ago. :)

A child was born.

Though most of the day was not one he wants to remember...

he did get to enjoy a piece of cake at the end of the day.

And the soccer grands stopped by to wish him happy birthday...

and sample the cake.

My dad turned 96!

He likes a party...and he deserves one.

We gathered the troops ...

the 40 of us who live in the valley and celebrated our dad, grandpa and great-grandpa.

We never know what tomorrow may bring...

but we celebrate today.

The hummingbirds thought it was still summer.

September is a busy month on the farm.

The grass fields were all cut one last time.

The corn was harvested and is now in the bunker.

There were more celebrations and events...
class reunions and anniversaries.

John and Marg had many reasons to celebrate...
including 45 years of marriage.

They set up the tents and the tables...
put on a feast...
and invited friends to gather!

What a fun time!

Maggie turned 10.

We had a bit of a celebration here with all the cousins...

on what was likely the last day summer-like day of the year.

We enjoyed many evenings on the back patio...

with the tabletop heater going once the sun went down.

Those days will soon be over for this year!

It seemed the leaves on our oak tree literally turned colour before my eyes last week. 

Autumn is a second spring...

when every leaf is a flower.

A. Camus