Comin' in for the landing.... It's tough to tell exactly who's the First Mate & who's the Captain ....

I'll just sneak off this way, real quiet... they'll never see me.....

Practicing for my 'Flash class'... this is pretty much the entire camper, looks like lots of room until you add the rather large dog, whose couch is on the right..... that doesn't leave a whole lot of space for the humans, does it?

Ahhh... smell the gorgeous fresh air, with the slightly fishy flavour.... Hecla Island, Lake Winnipeg, one of my most favourite of places. We only made it there once this summer, & then only for a day trip. Too bad - there's simply not enough time in our short summer to soak up all the beauty & wonderful energy that is so close at hand. This is our favourite place to share good food, good talk & a few really good beverages! :-))

It's a guy thing..... No matter what the risks, one MUST know what's behind there. After all, it might be treasure - or a secret cave - or a full beer...

Lake Winnipeg, Quarry Beach on Hecla Island. Not great for photos that day, too much bright, glaring sun during the time we were there. But it was sure an awesome day for walking, soaking up the rays & rearranging the beach...

We found these cool rocks scattered all over Sunset Beach.... I was so excited, imagining the most romantic scene possible, full of heartbreak & tears, lost love & regrets,. But I was to find out later (from the folks at Daily Photos who know this kind of thing...) that they are all lines from a Michael Jackson song. Oh well, not quite what I thought, but there's still a story locked in there somewhere. Maybe someone was all alone on the beach on the day that MJ died & they felt connected in some way... We all love secrets & mysteries, don't we... ? One more funny thing about human nature.....

As far as I know, the stones are all still there on the beach.... captivating imaginations all summer long...

We found quite a few smiles on the beach that day too... so that kind of blew my theory of some sort of Shakespearian tragedy occuring right there on that little beach.... Cute rocks, but I definitely preferred the ones with the poignant poetry !

Home sweet home...

The 'Hood' (from the roof of the shed.)

Here he is - almost free - beating off the pumpkins! Who knew a garden could be full of high adventure & danger???

This shot is why I was up on a ladder, risking life & limb. Had to capture the garden now that it has turned itself into a pumpkin/corn patch & has consumed pretty much everything else that hasn't been harvested. Notice the pumpkin plant as it is escaping over the fence & heading for open land...! And Terry is actually waving for help, not being friendly! The pumpkins have his legs & the corn's got his arm & they're bringin' him down! Funny how the garden can sometimes turn on the hand that feeds it...:

Bounty... how very fortunate we are to have such an abundance of wonderful, fresh, healthy food....

Our first completely home grown meal of the year!! Always exciting & so incredibly tasty!!!

The pumpkin bedroom.... all the big babies are sleeping, & hopefully, still growing. It's the beginning of October, and we've only had one real frost, so we've been lucky so far. But every clear, moonlit night, there is the ever present danger of the Killer Frost, so every night, these guys have to be tucked in nice & comfy. There's still hope for the biggest pumpkin EVER!!

Love your sweet smiles.... :-)) Softer & more intimate in black & white... which do you prefer?

Patty & Andrew .... on their Day! Congratulations! I couldn't be prouder of my beautiful niece & her handsome new husband!

So many redheads in our family, and each and every one has their own special shade of red. Your hair looked particularly gorgeous for the wedding Allison, Mackenzie just can't wait to have hers done up like this!

The computer squeeeeze!! There's a fine line between sanity & insanity, and a broken, ornery, stubborn computer can push the most stable of people quickly across that line!!! And I wasn't all that stable to begin with.....! Without the internet for 6 days (for no known, logical reason!!) ..... this is exactly what I felt like doing! I think my mind was beginning to slip away......

Man at work... Gotta be autumn.... when it's all about cutting wood for the wood stove. Come to think of it - we can say the same thing in the spring! Guess it's year round hard work, just to keep the home fires burning....

Someone lost this little treasure - hope they can fly without it!!

Nothing wasted in Nature, even the dried up leaves provide a little snack for something!

Autumn colours in the afternoon light. I don't know what kind of shrub this is. There is one lovely little patch on the Prairie, so it gets to be included in the gallery...:-))

Fall is definitely upon is now. Already we've shifted from yellow to brown. Too bad the brightly coloured glory of autumn is so short lived....