An Afternoon in Farm Country

Love wandering the hills this time of year ...  the weather is cool , and the leaves are changing .  It's like a free show from Mother Nature , it doesn't last , so best to enjoy it !

Autumn Lights

Found a little footpath the other day ... just had to go explore .  Was treated to some lovely colours ! 

Autumn Lights
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Welcome to Fall 2014

Welcome to Fall .... 

I have a love \ hate relationship with fall :) I love it for the colours , and those rare perfect days , when the sun is beaming down and the leaves are blowing around .  I hate it because .. it means summer ( my fave season ) is over :((  Its time to clean out most of the gardens , close the pool and get ready for the deep freeze !  
Enjoy the show :) 

An afternoon in the Woods

I've been living here for nearly 30 years ... thought I had found all the cool places to wander about it ... I was wrong . Found this lovely patch of woods on the East side of town . 

 

 

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Fall Leaves 2013

I just love wandering around the woods ... and this time of year as some fantatsic rewards :)
Here's a few recent ones taken in Durham Region , Ontario,  Canada .
Enjoy

 

 

 

 

 

Autumn Drive to Lake Scugog II

Finally got a chance to take some shots on the causeway :))


 

 

 

 

Autumn Drive to Lake Scugog

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fallen Leaves

I drove past this  beautiful spot for 3 days before I finally had a chance to bring my gear, and take a few shots, a little rushed due to a giant black cloud rolling in ...  I did manage these three , what do you think ? 

  

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Hugelkultur Gardening , my first attempt :)

HUGELKULTUR

Step One - Dig down approx 2ft :)

This is not a new idea by any streatch of the imagination ... in fact , its more ike rediscovering and old way to reduce irrigation and increase plant yields. 
The concept is rather simple, dig a big hole and fill it with old logs and brush , cover back up again and start planting ... or like me , leave it to settle over winter for sring planting :)
2013 was a terrible year for my tomatoes , so Im really hoping this will help them along , only time will tell :)

Step Two : Fill with wood 

Step Three: Top with light brush or compost 

Step Four : Cover it up again

Thats it ... its just hard work , nothing else .

I'll be sure to post about this next spring and give you an update

Peace, Love and Happy Gardening ....
Rich  

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