Blue Heron

It is still balmy weather here with highs around 90 degrees. On Sunday we headed for raccoon Creek for a swim and a paddle in the canoe. Despite the heat, the autumn has begun. Leaves are falling and the densely forested landscape is turning multiple shades of yellows, reds and oranges. At least that's what Shaz says. I am colour blind and it all looks a bit murky brown to me! Anyway this juxtaposition of summer and autumn is beautiful. The lake was absolutely still with a patchy covering of fallen leaves and lots of wildlife milling about. The countryside here is packed with beasties. Deer, buzzards, chipmunks (or "chippy-monkeys" as a Chinese colleague of mine once called them) and squirrels are common. As a bonus, on Sunday we saw a huge Great Blue Heron hanging out at the lakeside.

Soph has finally started enjoying our canoing adventures. She was reticent at first but is now a bit of a daredevil...wanting to explore how far she can rock it before we all fall in. Anyway.....as we mooched about on the lake she looked at me and said...."dad....I love the noo". Funny...so do I.