Halloween!

Every year, for the past few years, we've thrown a huge halloween bash for family & friends. This year was no different, as we celebrated our 5th annual halloween party - the Pharaoh's Curse!

Snow!

It started to snow yesterday during our Halloween party, so this morning I decided to take some pictures before it melts...

Frisky Horses

This morning's cool air made the neighbour's horses a little frisky...

Foggy mornings

We've been getting quite a bit of fog in the mornings that, when shot in B&W, definitely set the mood for Halloween!

New Oil Tank!

One of the conditions of the sale of the house was that we would be responsible for replacing our oil tank. As it was 22 years old, it did need changing. I have been in a house where their oil tank leaked, and the smell of oil that remained for months after the cleanup was enough to prompt me to look into a double bottom tank with an alarm feature. If the oil breaches the first wall into the emergency reservoir, a whistle sounds to alert you. This way we don't have to worry about stinky oil, and have time to replace the tank.

Vegetable Garden Fiasco...

Ok. We surrender. You may have won this battle weeds...

... but we're not giving up. We have a plan. We will succeed.

Enjoy your moment... while it lasts...

Kali's Adventure

Last Friday, we let Kali out and she decided to take a walk around the property (as she does most times she goes out). Unfortunately, she didn't come home. We called, and called, but got no response. She still wasn't there when we got up, or came home from work... we were really starting to get worried. Over the summer we've heard coyotes yipping nearby, and we know there are fishers and foxes in the area as well. But we never gave up hope, and called for her every chance we got.

Then tonight when we got home (in the pouring rain), we heard loud meowing at our front door. David opened it and Kali came running in! She was very hungry and starved for attention - she didn't stop meowing for an hour! We checked her all out, and she seems fine - no injuries; she lost a bit of weight, but that's not really a bad thing.

She's very happy to be home!