A colourful time of year

Happy Sunday everyone!  Not a pretty day, with the rain and even thunder this morning, but the cloudy skies make the leaves look even more colourful.

We just got back from a drive to St-Lazare and Hawkesbury.  We went to St-Lazare to check out the events that were going on at a place called Guides Canins.  The events were hosted by the Lakeshore Dog Training Association for its members and consisted of Fun Matches as well as some various Obedience Trials. We just wanted to see what it was all about since I plan on becoming a member of the Association as soon as I complete the Obedience Training with Cooper.  A huge thank you goes to Lillian, who is a member, for telling me about it and inviting us to go.  It was very good exposure for the Coop, surrounded by all kinds of dogs, all of them perfectly trained (or almost).  We were told by one of the instructors that Cooper was behaving very well in the environment that he was in. We were happy to hear this.

After the trip to St-Lazare, we carried on to Hawkesbury, Ontario, to pick up some wine that we had ordered....and to gas up (45 minutes from home).  Yep, wine and gas are much cheaper in Ontario. Back to this colourful time of year.  Despite the rain, at times quite heavy, we noticed how brilliant the colours were along the highway.  Such a beautiful time of year.

On that note, we spent most of our week checking out the colours.  On Tuesday, we discovered a park close to home, Bois de l'Ile Bizard, which is a nature park.  It has lots of trails, all year long. We plan on getting a Winter pass.  A nice place for walking and the leaves were at their peak, although mostly yellow in colour.

On Wednesday, we went to Mont-Tremblant.  Another beautiful drive and the colours were at their peak also.  We found out that dogs are not allowed on the Mont Tremblant provincial park trails, which is a real shame, but dogs are allowed in the Tremblant Village.  So, we walked in the village and had fun just the same.  I have to say that, aside from the picturesque village, Cooper was quite the attraction...so many people wanted to pat him and feel him out.  Three lovely Japanese women even asked for a photo of Cooper with the three of them.  Of course, Coop was more than happy to oblige! It was a great day and I'm glad that we went when we did.  With the rain today, and more this week, the leaves are just about ready to drop.

It was a good week all in all, and the weather couldn't have been better.  We finally found the patio heater that we were looking for so we have been enjoying longer times on the deck.  Not ready to give up deck time yet.

That does it for my blog this week.  Another busy week on the horizon for us but it's all good.  A friend and former colleague is coming for lunch on Wednesday.  I look forward to it and Coop cannot wait to meet Diane!  I wish you all a great week.  Enjoy this beautiful Fall that we are having.

Fall colour in Mt Tremblant village.

Anne and Cooper taking a little break.

The gondola going up Mt Tremblant...dogs not allowed..we tried

Find the chalet tucked away amongst the trees.

A panorama of the Mt Tremblant village.

Bois de l"Ile Bizard,
wonderful colours and blue sky.