Stumps and stories

Recovering from a muscle pull in my back has kept me close to home the last few days.

Enough I cried today. It's a lovely day for a walk.

The leaves are almost done. It's crunchy underfoot. Stumps make interesting pictures.

Thankfully I had a good pile of library books to keep me reading.


BURY YOUR DEAD: Louise Penny Latest is the Chief Inspector Gamache/Three Pine mysteries set in Quebec. Good as they come.

THE LAST TALK WITH LOLA FAYE: Thomas H Cook The first by Cook I've read and it was a page turner. I'm glad I resisted the temptation to peek at the ending.

AT HOME: Bill Bryson Prompted by his current home in England, a fun read of facts and interesting bits of history.

WORTH DYING FOR: Lee Child Still not tired of Jack Reacher and his adventures.

Autumn walk

This is the north end of my street.
You can see why the main road is called Scenic Drive, although I doubt the shopping cart came for the view.
The trees are on the edge of the escarpment. Pretty now but it will get even prettier before all the leaves fall.

We've had 2 days of rain so all the little streams in our pocket-sized woods are full and flowing.

Lots of new growth on this fallen willow.

We seem to have interrupted their afternoon snack.
Houses and cars are nearby but you'd never know it once you get into the wooded areas. Lets hope the city respects the natural spaces and forgets about building more houses.