Took Liam fishing & all we caught were a bunch of young Bluegill’s but a fish is a fish! And then the rain came

Shop wall is naked now but full of wood along with more than enough to fuel our maple syrup operation in the spring & was able to be close enough to keep an eye on my smoker at the same time Once a year we buy a leg of lamb and I do it on the smoker Got lucky again & aced it

They’re back! Trumpeter Swans 🦢 stop on our lake in the spring on their way north & again in the fall on their migration back south We have had as many as 10 here but this is one of the 1st pair

Great to meet Larry Brock at @ AlexRuff17 dinner As shadow minister for Justice & pushing for reforms to the parole system & to “Castle Law” that would keep career criminals behind bars & unable to re-offend & would keep us from prosecution for simply protecting our homes

Found a beauty of a Puffball today Just the right size to be a good eater

A beautiful fall evening!

Enjoyed some perch fishing on Manitoulin Island & the 1st meal was a Bruce Peninsula puffball followed by fresh perch right out of the water Just don’t get any better than that!

Another load of pine home from the island & repiled in old bus body that I used for a calf hut when we were still calving cows One more big load to come home!

We had to work for supper but 2 days & 2 decent catches of perch Our annual grampa granddaughter fishing trip

It wasn’t a full load by any means but the pine logs I took out last fall and sawed at a local mill on Manitoulin is finally all home

First jars of tomatoes 🍅 preserved with a whole bunch more close & lots still on the vines ripening

Had a great fly-in moose hunt with 3 great guys Fortunate to bring home a great bull, ate fresh walleye every other day and brought some home Fantastic hunt!

While I was away putting moose meat & some Walleye on the shelf Darlin was busy preserving beets & tomatoes

A beautiful morning on the lake Happy Thanksgiving #pictureperfect

I’ve seen this creek dry in August but never in mid October

This year’s “surprise” crop Neighbours pile horse manure on my place and I compost it This grew out of it this year plus a lot more Happy Hallo’ween/Happy Harvest

Unfortunately you are correct Jim Most small towns in the area have been inflicted with this problem/disease for years I strongly disagree with how the problem has been dealt with You don’t feed addicts with more of the same & yet that’s exactly what we do! INSANE

Nothing says fall like pumpkins 🎃 squash, corn stalks & firewood ready for winter Bring it on

Wet day yesterday so I went for a crate of apples each for myself & 2 of my sons AND for the deer 🦌 if there’s any left after the raccoons bears coyotes turkeys 🦃 rabbits 🐇 squirrels 🐿️ & birds 🦅 get done

2 Trumpeter Swans dropped in for a rest on their way south for the winter