Seasons Change

Today is the day.  We can finally say that it's fall quickly moving into winter.  The yard is covered with leaves, the juncos have been, and while a couple are till hanging around, most have left.  Loren and Jeremy were over today to help bring the contents of the garage back from the storage locker, and while they were working, little snow flurries started to fall.  Very tiny flurries and few and far between, no accumulation so far, but they continue to fall.  And cold enough for a warmer jacket.  Got out the liner of my very warm parka, and realized that I had forgotten to take it in to have the zipper changed last spring.  Whoops!

Was out to Selkirk today for the artist's reception for a show by two acquaintances. A wonderful show and a very well organized mixture of fibre and painting.  The paintings were very realistic, and a couple of them quite mind blowing.  I sat down and just looked at them for quite awhile.

When I go to Selkirk, I head north on Hwy #59, then west on hwy#509  to hit the northern extension of Henderson Hwy, to head around a big curve on the Red River, and ultimately to the Selkirk Bridge.  Then reverse the process to get home.  This curve is almost always the site of fishermen, and frequently Pelicans.  Spring, summer and fall, the shores often have people fishing with fires going, campers  etc.  Quite a community of Fisher Folk.  During the winter the whole curve, and it's a big one, is covered with ice fishing huts.Today, coming home, for the first time,I saw quite few small boats with people fishing.  But, more interesting was the cruise ship River Rouge slowly making its way north along the river, and through the smaller fishing boats. It looked so very out of place, but then I remembered that it is wintered in the Selkirk Marina, and was probably heading for its winter anchorage.  I believe it is the largest ship that can pass through the Locks.  The locks will be opened Nov 1st, and then,  there will be no way for larger boats to pass until break up in the spring.  Many years ago I went through the locks, but believe it was on the Paddlewheel Queen ( or maybe the Paddlewheel Princess)  We were on a day long excursion up to Lower Ft. Garry, but I don't think the cruise ships do that any more.

For today, I am grateful for the opportunity to view some wonderful art.  In many of the paintings, the colours were from my palette, and the subject was trees, especially the bones of trees.  Exquisite!