Au Nord Du Quebec

Welcome back Winter! Long time no see.... Just kidding because it has only been 5 months since snow was last on the ground. This year, winter has decided to make an early appearance, covering everything in sight with a thin layer of wonderful white powder. I cannot be too upset, because snow is ALWAYS better than rain. Try taking your dog out on a walk in the rain: Miserable! Take them out in the snow: Bundles of Fun! This is the latest picture of my snowy home. The lake has not frozen over yet, it is still look warm for that. It will begin to freeze little by little, but it will not be safe to walk on or ski-doo on until at least the beginning of January. Lily always enjoys our walks, rain or shine or snow. I think the snow gives her a thousand more things to smell and she looks so darn cute with her snoot in the snow!  My students and I are preparing for Halloween, which is right around the corner. This past week, we worked on creating our own haunted houses ou...

October is officially here, and with it come the magnificent colors of fall. The month of September went by in a flash, it was just yesterday I was kayaking in 70F (21C) weather. Unfortunately the weather has taken a turn for the colder... we have been having specks of snow here and there and my kayak is frozen solid in my backyard! Thankfully, the snow did not stay very long, as it was warm and sunny the day after. As much as I love snow, it boggles my mind to be seeing heavy snow in mid-September. The walks are as gorgeous as always, rain, shine or snow. Lily enjoys the weather no matter what. As long as I layer up, there won't be any issues! There was a heavy rain and wind storm a few weeks ago that caused a lot of damage to the forest, as you can see in the picture above, a few trees could not withstand the strong winds. It was shocking to hear about a tornado touching down outside Ottawa, Canada's capital. My thoughts go out to those who were affected. We were lu...