Christmas snowfall

A snowy popsicle

You know how the whole world becomes very quiet when it snows all night? This morning every branch of every tree is decorated with a pure white icing. Even the driveway markers, adorned with ribbons for Christmas, balance a cap of snow for the occasion.

Christmas angel

I brought home a beautiful little Christmas tree, and Denise decorated it.

And then, the final touch, a beautiful angel on top.

A Mini-Farm

I just came across this photo, taken in the heart of the Summer, and thought you would like to see how the property tucks into the surrounding farmland. What a little gem!

Christmas treasures

Of all the treasures unique to the Christmas celebrations (the creche, egg nog, electric shavers, Scotch pine in the parlour) the sweet and delicious Clementine shows up just in time. This one came all the way from Morocco!

Dawn Tapestry

Always new, always amazing, the morning sun lights the underside of the clouds and turns them into a golden fabric.

The Barn

There are six nice winter feeding and milking stalls in the shed area at the back of the barn, several still bearing the names of the last residents.

My personal favourite space...the hayloft! From that window you can look down across the pasture land and strawberry field to the lake. The loft is like the solid hull of a boat turned upside down.  The rain is  drumming on the iron roof.

The winter sun rising out of the Atlantic Ocean
and starting the cosmic clock
on the first hour of the day
...the golden hour.

To make such a celebration complete,
Nothing can match the joy of
A hot, home-made brioche,
Accompanied by
Apricot jam, and
A pot of delicious herbal tea.

First Fire

A bit chilly this afternoon. What better way to celebrate our Anniversary than to light a nice fire in the woodstove, and throw some steaks on the grill? Happy day!

Raspberries

Here we are in late October, and the raspberries are still making fruit!  The South pasture has been newly mowed, and a bald eagle is screaming in that distant treeline. How wonderful is that?

Sweet Dawn

The morning sunlight melted its way through the fog like warm caramel, sweetening the dawn with the flavour of comfort. Ah, I wax poetic! We watch this magic every morning and marvel that the panorama is always new and different and interesting and charming. This never gets old.  

Peak Autumn Colours

You know how people often talk about the "peak" time for the autumn colours? This year at the farm we call "Biscuits!", that peak happened on 16 October, and it was wonderful. A few days before that, the leaves were showing more and more yellows and reds and oranges, but when the sun came out bright and strong on that special day, the colours were spectacular.

The view from our garden at that special day last week when the colours of autumn were at their very brightest. That's the shoreline of Newcombe Lake.