A Thanksgiving to be thankful for

We were fortunate to spend another Thanksgiving with our friends Marnie, Andrew, Amy and Isabelle and while the weatherman predicted gloomy weather for the long weekend, Mother Nature came through with a couple of crisp and clear days for much of time. Carolyn and I got to stay a few extra days and were treated to a morning of snow later in the week.

Thanksgiving hike

This Thanksgiving was definitely colder than last year and so swimming was out and hiking was in. We started off with a walk to Head Lake and back.

Not so mellow yellows

While some of the reds from last weekend had begun to disappear, the yellows were out in full force.

Head Lake

At the end of the trail we were rewarded with a "colorful view" of Head Lake.

A moose is loose!

Only seconds after Amy told us she wanted to see an animal, Andrew spotted this moose (and her calf which didn't want to pose) just off the trail, giving us all time to size each other up and snap a photo or two.

Bedtime Stories

After a full day of activities the girls are ready for a bedtime story with Mom before nodding off to sleep.

Cache Lake Trail

While the Cache Lake trail is significantly shorter than Head Lake, the girls found lots to explore on this mini hike on Sunday.

Nature Girl

Amy's collection of "flora" added to her hat gave her a decidedly elfin appeal.

A warm and cozy evening

As the temperature began to follow into the minus zone, we settled in for a cozy evening of reading by the fire.

Snow Globe

Wouldn't this be a wonderful scene in one of those snow globes that you shake for a winter scene. I love how the snow and the boat and the loon all magically came together and if you look carefully you can also see Pigeon's cottage in the background with just a slight accumulation of snow on the roof.

A fitting end

Snow in the trees, mist on the water - a fitting close to one season and beginning of the next.

Fall colors '09

The colors were definitely at peak this weekend and although they weren't quite as spectacular as last year's, they were absolutely beautiful.

A splash of red

Tanamakoon Colors

The sun came out for a short while on Saturday afternoon, so I took a few pictures in Tanamakoon lake.

Early morning along the highway

Early morning colors

This is my personal favorite, taken this morning at 8:00 before the mist had cleared.