The French River, Oct. 26, 2012

Boathouse and Lighthouse on Trout Lake

A pretty typical fall scene around our place.

Late fall boat cruise photo on Trout Lake.

Sunny and I went on a short cruise on the Fortuitous this afternoon between the bouts of monsoon rain we've been having lately.  The colour of the leaves have passed their peak, but the birch, poplar and oak trees here on the section of land between Viceroy Road and West Peninsula Road still looks fabulous.

Late summer/early autumn flowers.

There are not many green ferns left in the bush now.  They are mostly done in by the colder fall weather.

I love the fall colours, but I think it's too bad they herald the winter.

I took this photo of a maple tree at our college last week.  Since then, with the cold, rainy, windy weather, it is now barenaked.

We were in London on Saturday to see the Neil Young & Crazy Horse concert.  My iPhone camera was the only camera at hand.  The quality of this photo is in inverse proportion to the quality of the concert - it was Fabulous!

On the south side of the Niagara Escarpment in central Southern Ontario in farming country is a small town called Monkton.  This is an old "feed" depot, which has seen better days, that somewhat resembles an old train station.

United Church behind the airport near Charmichael Corners.

This oak tree stands at the top of our driveway.  It's a fabulous tree.  On Sat. I took down a 45 foot poplar tree that grew up beside the oak, inside its branches actually, and now the oak has its own space and room to spread out.  Currently, it spans out over 3/4 of the road our driveway opens on to.

The Ice Marshall surveys the autumn lake, anticipating frozen Killer Strawberries doing stops and gos.

Burying the water line to 18-24 inches instead of its original 4-6 inch depth - whew!

The view from the hot tub the other morning, the warmth is leaving the lake.

Sunny on guard - look out squirrels, deer and bear.

Sunset boat cruise aboard the Fortuitous.

Sunny - she's a chair dog.

It's not just the trees that change colour in the fall, the ground cover also has "a lot to say" in terms of fall colours.

The Fall 2012 Equinox arrived, and it was very cool and damp.  I thought we were in for above normal fall temperatures.

Another Mid-North Swamp

Morning mist over Chisholm Township swamp.

These fenders and headlights welcome folks into this driveway in Chisholm Township.

Chisholm Township Swamp

Early morning road in Chisholm Township

One of the MNR water bombers was practicing in front of our place a couple of days ago - it was a pretty great show!

The warmth leaving the water as mist.

The Home Alone Gang 2012

Sunset Over Falconbridge Island

Wood

Here's a panorama view looking out over Trout Lake yesterday evening from Mr. P.'s new dock.

A nice late night ride.

Hmmm, what do you do if you want to park on Saturday?

There's nothing like floating around in the bathtub.

We had a great time last night for the Trout Laker Shaker IV!!!!

Swedish fire log on shore.

Panorama shot from the end of Mr. P.'s dock looking north over Trout Lake.

Hmm, what have we got here?

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We spent Sunday making the frames for Mr. P.'s dock.  The cribs were built a couple of weeks ago.  I'm not sure when the decking is going on, but I'm pretty sure I'll be called upon to help screw it down.  Now I have another place to dock the Fortuitous on the other side of the lake.

This young buck, his brother, 2 does and a fawn have been marauding our gardens all summer.

Guenter Shmidt under the "spider" in front of the National Art Museum in Ottawa.

Not quite the old dollar bill photo, but close.

Merrickville Sunflowers

Here's another rundown, "seldom used" building in the town of Field, Ontario.