Pumpkins and Gourds...Fall has arrived!

Happy Sunday everyone!  I know I sound like a broken record but this weather is simply spectacular. No doubt that September 2015 will be a month that we will remember.  Just beautiful!  Now, if the next few months can be the same, more or less, we will be happy campers.  I heard that El Nino will bring warmer than normal temperatures this Winter for Central Ontario.  Wouldn't that be nice, as long as it doesn't bring more snow than normal.....

All is good with us and we had a great week.   We did some work outside and we got our fall decorations up.  We filled up our wheel barrow with lots of pumpkins and gourds and it makes for a very colourful display.  We went to Sandhill Nursery last Tuesday and bought three black steel globes which we filled with Fall decorations.  Come Winter, those will become Christmasy and wintery.  Love the idea and they are totally deer proof!!!

We went for some nice walks and noticed that the leaves are really starting to change.  Russell is keeping an eye on the Algonquin Park Leaves Report, which will determine when is the best time to go and take photos.  It should be in the next two weeks or so.

We have been taking advantage of the weather, as such we're spending a lot of time on the deck.  The sun is not quite as warm so a fleece is needed come the end of the day but it is so good to be able to still spend all this time outside.

Hunting season has started and we have been hearing gun shots in the early hours of the morning.  I wouldn't want to be a grouse now.....The sounds don't seem to bother Cooper though.  We have also been hearing a lot of howling, usually around 6 am, most likely from a pack of wolves nearby.  Who needs an alarm clock when you can rely on the Muskoka sounds to wake you up in the morning!

This weekend is the annual Fall Fair in Huntsville. After our walk today, we stopped by to check it out.  Not a big fair, but nice enough for families and kids.  We got to see the OPP Canine Unit in action, that was kind of cool.  I wanted to go on the Merry-Go-Round with Cooper but dogs are not allowed on the ride.  Too bad, it would have been fun.

That's sums up my blog for this week.  Have a great week!

Wheel barrow with pumpkins and gourds.

Anne and Cooper relax on the front deck with the Fall display.

Pumpkin display with mums behind!

Huntsville Fall Fair...the big ferris wheel.

Anne and Cooper tried to ride the merry-go-round...no go.

Busy bee on the fall annuals on the back deck.