After The Leaves Fall

Its funny how with each changing season there is a little teeny tiny feeling of wanting to hold on to the season that is passing.  I can remember the transition from summer to fall being like this.  There was so much to enjoy about summer nights around a campfire, having windows and doors open all day and night long, wearing flip flops, eating endless amounts of fresh seasonal berries and sitting on the driveway with sidewalk chalk in hand.  And as fall began to creep in, it was met with a bit of resistance but then won me over with its brilliance of colours and crisp fresh air.  Fall is beautiful and truly is my favourite season.  I quickly embrace the transition to skinny jeans, boots and scarves around my neck to accommodate the changing temperature.

But this year, I'm noticing that for me, fall seems to have been fast-tracked like its on >> mode.  I think this all stems from the changing of the clocks.  The nights come faster, the temperature drops sooner, and the leaves seem to fall faster.

And after the leaves begin to fall we start to watch for the snow line on the mountains.

The past couple days we have received a lot of rain but that generally means that the mountains are being topped with snow.  Ski season kicked off exceptionally well for all the excited skiers.  We've had two snow days but before I capture that  (photos and story to come), a little back track to just two weeks ago (November 13th), the snow line started to make its decent and it was beginning to feel a bit like winter was making its way into our fall.

noticed the snow line on the mountains in the background.

We dropped into a local coffee shop to fill up our mugs with hot coffee and grabbed one of their to-die-for cinnamon buns that was meant to keep the girls sitting in the stroller while Kevin and I got a good walk in with them.

Books....lots of books as well.

We were on the hunt for eagles.....

...and they were found.

T'is the season for spotting eagles in our neck of the woods.

And its always mesmerizing to stand amongst them as they call out to each other or feast on the water's edge.

The snow...creeping in on us.

These two are so cute.  They were looking at a sock or something, but the curiosity and talk about it was funny to watch.  

The seasons have been strange with us this year.  Summer arrived late in August and stayed a while into September, fall made a gradual entry, however it seems that it has been pushed onwards by winter, which is doing its best to make a strong comeback.
For now, we're rollin' with it.  Getting outside when we can, but I do love when the best excuse to stay indoors and in front of the fire is when its pouring rain outside....not to many days at a time though!  ; )