Archive for 2014

The temperature today is in the mid thirties. But the leaves are starting to take on a different shade of green. Some have a tinge of yellow and the slightest hue of crimson. The wild grapes on the vines are the laden with fruit, the apple, plum and pear trees have the most fruit on them that I can ever remember seeing. The Black birds are gathering in huge flocks, and the once tiny fluffy Canada Geese are almost full grown and rafting huge numbers on the lake. All point to the inevitable, fall is just around the corner. The most spectacular time of the year is about to transform the country side. The perfect time of the year to avoid the summer crowds, no lines at the golf clubs, campfires when its a little cool in the evenings, watching the colours change before your eyes.

Even with all the snow, the rain frozen in layers thick enough to hold the weight of the truck, it wont last. It is melting. Even if the temperature is below freezing the suns rays are hitting the ground more directly and in those sheltered areas you can see the snow melting. Longer hours of sunlight are going to do a number on all this snow. The next thing you know the tulips will be pushing up through the snow. A sure sigh of spring is not the robin but the calling of the crows. They are the true vanguard that herald in the changing season. This morning their crowing was like a symphony of sound or the exuberance of a rock concert. Either one was music to my ears. My next job is pruning the fruit trees. That will happen really soon. In no time the docks will be out, boats launched, and the water system up and running. Yes the phone is ringing and emails are coming in, bookings are happening.