NO SNOW HERE

Hello

This post today is to let my prairie friends & family know that, "no, we don't have snow".  Living on the Pacific Northwest Coast has it's perks.  Last here we didn't even see snow at all and hopefully that is the same for this winter.  Snow is pretty, but I don't want any, thank you very much. LOL  So here's a few pictures from my morning outing.  The mountain tops have fresh new pristine snow and they are brilliantly white in the sunshine.  So even tho' it is sunny, we're need to dress warmly if taking a seaside walk.

Most of you will recognize that this is the scene out my front window. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  I'm driving north into town...

 

 

 Ferry coming across Discovery Passage from Quadra Island...it's a short 20-30 minute trip across the water.

 

   

 

 

So a pleasant day out there even tho' it's chilly.  Need a hat and gloves today. I bought a new bright red and lined rain jacket for the winter.  I crocheted a simple scarf from chunky yarn using the V stitch.  It is very warm and snuggly and soft.

 I luv the colors of this yarn...I'm sure Lucy would approve. LOL

 

Until next time...keep warm folks...MO

Walkies 1

Took meself on a walk this morning.  A beautiful sunny fall day, but forcast is for rain tomorrow so best enjoy the star shine while I can.  So come with me on a wee walk on a trail near by.  It was really chilly in the woods, good thing I wore the right jacket and headband (ear warmers).

Interesting little clump of 'shrooms.

 While everything is turning into fall earth tones, the ferns are all getting greener.

I did bring a whistle with me in case of bear or cougar...it will either scare them off or make them mad. :)  Talking with a friend yesterday who was kayaking on the river and she came around a bend to find a really large bear eating freshly caught salmon.  There were two cubs on shore, and so she was a bit nervous. But the bear just looked at her and went back to eating the salmon.

 

 

Oops, can see civilization through the trees so I think I'll veer off to the right.

These leaves are huge, the size of a dinner plate.

Hey, the sun is shinning up there so maybe I should get out of the woods and take in some warm rays.

Let's go over to the sunny side of the things...Until next time, MO

Foggy Days

Hello Folks

Quite a difference in scenery today on my morning walk.  Fog stayed all day and it totally wiped out the idea of life anywhere else.  There is no life beyond our shores! :) 

 

The sea was absolutely calm and everything was 'quiet'.

 

  

 

Small trace of someone's beach fire.

 

Pebbly beach and one lone bird...

 

Logs sleeping...

 

 

Bit of green for color, but otherwise everything is monochromatic. 

 

A small look-out has been built for wheelchair access, which is a good thing.

 

It was a relaxing walk...a calm peacefulness...a hushed world... and a meditative atmosphere.

 

 

I think that people must dump yard refuse on the beach area...this plant is domestic, perhaps artemisia or a dusty miller variety.

 

A tiny little mitt...perhaps the Mom will notice it the next time she walks by. 

 

A heron...a still figure in the foggy shore...

 

  

 

   

When I first saw him paddling out of the fog towards the shore I wasn't sure what type of bird it was.  It turned out to be one huge seagull...fat like a turkey!

 

Few ducks on the water...the ocean is so calm that the only ripple is caused by the wildlife.

 

So it was a 'hushed' morning walk that I took this morning. What a difference from a few days ago.  Not too many people on the Seawalk either today.  Met a young boy about 11 yrs of age, biking on the pathway and he stopped to chat about the weather.  Made me laugh...I guess that is what us adults talk about when we meet up...the weather.  Hoping the fogs lift so we can see the sunshine that I know is there by the overhead glow in the sky.  Until next time, MO