Chilly walks

We've come to that time of year when the leaves are pretty much gone, the wind is cold, and Shadow has had his annual pro haircut to get him through the winter. He'd much rather stay in Julia's bed than go for a morning walk, but I know better than to let him sleep all day and drive us crazy with puppy energy at night. Here are a few pics from our last few walks...

Hardly a leaf left

just a few on the columnar aspens...

Is it my imagination, or does it look cold?

A wider view

Nosing around on the frosty ground...

An almost empty canopy on my favourite street

I love how the tamaracks turn yellow from the inside out...

Ducks enjoying the old beaver dam...

the river is low... it was a dry summer...

After checking out the ducks, Shadow is happy to head home...

to his favourite sunbeam!