The Leaves Are Falling

Yesterday morning the sun was shining

it was a crisp clear day

the perfect time to get my rear in gear

and get some shots

before all the leaves blew off the trees

I was both surprised and heartbroken

as I think I was a tad bit too late

don't get me wrong

there are still gorgeous colors out there to enjoy

but I think there was a bit more variety last year

I found not much red at all

a lot of yellow and some orange

we can blame our warmer than normal fall

temps for that ~ so I will take the warmer weather

please and thank you!

we are very fortunate to live so close to the city 

but have the country a stone's throw away also

driving a few miles in either direction of our house

you come upon farms and fields

we are blessed

first I drove west

up river a bit

this is Upper Coverdale United Church

it is our sister church ~ the same minister does both services

and the summer services are held here one month

and at Trinity the other ~ it is a nice old country church

with plenty of character

looping around the Niagara Road

I then headed west

that's Lower Coverdale Baptist Church

in the distance...

had to stop for the cows

they take me back to my childhood

off in the distance is one of the bigger farms

in our area

a little inlet that shoots off from the river

and another farm in the distance

this is one of New Brunswick's many covered bridges

most are closed now but still standing

I have always wanted to head out one day and just drive

to all the different ones in the area

I just never seem to make the time ~ or take the time

someday....

Oh ~ and if you are wondering...

I did not make it to the market on Saturday

I did stay in my jammies til about noon

and 

then did nothing all day except 

~ a load of laundry  

~ baked a carrot cake with cream cheese frosting

~ caught up on all my recorded shows

~ prepared an incredible baked ham dinner and scallop potatoes

~ caught up on my blog reading

~ ate carrot cake and drank tea

Hoping you all had a great week-end

and a fabulous Monday!