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Thursday, October 14, 2010

Thankful {things I love} Thursday...

Me thinks

the moment my legs begin to move,

my thoughts

begin to flow

~Henry David Thoreau~

Ernie and I were happily out walking the other day. We had been out & about doing chores and stopped off to stretch our legs.

I was taking pictures of all the glorious Autumnal colour,

Ernie was patiently waiting as I stopped when something caught my eye :-)

And then something caught BOTH our eyes!

At first I wasn't sure if it was a Crane or a Grey Heron. The markings from a distance were so similar.

We stood and waited for him to fly ... I knew that Cranes few with their necks outstretched and Herons with it pulled back into an S-shape.

Grey Heron it is :-)
Not the best photos ... but ones I thought you'd enjoy seeing.

And then back in the van, before I put the camera away, I just had to take ONE more photo ...
After a day's walk

everything

has twice it's usual value

~George Macauley~

Tomorrow ... a special someone is Celebrating a Birthday :-)

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

One Word A Week Wednesday...

41/52

Belong

***

It's not that

I belong

to the past,

but that the past

belongs

to me.

~Mary Antin~

Monday, October 11, 2010

For flowers that bloom
about our feet;
for tender grass
so fresh, so sweet;
for song of bird
and hum of bee;
for all things fair
we hear or see
Father in Heaven
we Thank Thee!
~Ralph Waldo Emerson~

Friday, October 8, 2010

Barn Chicks Meeting ...

"Under October's Magic Spell" ...

I thought Julie chose the perfect title for her October Barn Chicks Meeting ...
I feel as though I am under "October's Magic Spell"... my favourite Season, favourite weather, favourite colours all come together.

Sharing some of my favourite October images today for Julie Marie's magical October party ...

Barns ~ I ♥ them!

They are a favourite to photograph ... I think I should have a bumper sticker that says

"I brake for barns" :-)

When ever I see them out comes the camera!

Chrysanthemums & pumpkins ...

and Country walks ...

over old bridges ...

miles and miles of corn fields ...

and trees filled with singing birds...
We pulled over to the side of the road so I could take this photo the other day and to our surprise Coopers Hawk flew beside us! He must have been in the fields. He was enormous, much larger than I thought they were (I'd only seen them before circling the sky).

Horses ...

another ♥ love...

and I always have a little conversation with them :-)

A city girl who longs to live in the country ...

To celebrate our Canadian Thanksgiving I've made Maple Leaf Cookies. When I put them on the desert buffet, I slip Maple Leaves from our tree under neath the paper doilies so they are just peeking through and I'll give them a dusting of icing sugar (or if you have a sweet tooth you could put a little frosting on them) .

Maple Leaf Cookies

1 cup butter at room temp

1 cup brown sugar

1 large free range egg yolk

1/2 cup pure Canadian Maple syrup

3 cups flour

dash of cinnamon/nutmeg/ginger

Mix all ingredients well. Roll out on a floured board and cut out with a Maple Leaf cookie cutter. Place on a parchment covered cookie sheet and bake 10 minutes at 350.

Thank you Julie Marie for hosting "Under October's Magic Spell" ♥