Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Walkabout

The Bag Lady was busy in her kitchen most of yesterday, canning tomatoes and salsa. When she finally finished in the late afternoon, she took a stroll around the yard for a much-needed breather. It was a perfect autumn day, warm and peaceful. Here are a few photos she took:



The temperatures are supposed to be very warm for most of the week, so she is going to try to get a little yard work done!
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28 comments:

  1. HilarySeptember 30, 2008 at 1:33 AM

    Lovely shots, Baggie. I envy your upcoming warm weather.. our is supposed to be rainy and cold for the rest of the week.

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  2. ChristineSeptember 30, 2008 at 2:07 AM

    so pretty :)

    The birch trees remind me of Manitoba - weren't too many of them in Southern Ontario or Montreal.

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  3. PennySeptember 30, 2008 at 3:24 AM

    A firey riot of colours! Beautiful. Thankyou so much for posting them, it's so grey and drizzly here :0(

    TA x

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  4. AnonymousSeptember 30, 2008 at 4:13 AM

    SO PRETTY.

    and now Im curious.
    define warm?
    :)


    M.

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  5. the Bag LadySeptember 30, 2008 at 5:46 AM

    Thanks, Hi! That's usually the way it works, isn't it? If your weather is good, ours is lousy, and vice versa.

    Christine - thanks! Yes, we have mostly birch and poplar trees, while in the east they have more maples, so there's more red there.

    TA - sorry to hear it's grey and drizzly. That's what we had last week!

    Miz - thanks. By warm, I mean 24C and 25C, which is around 76F and 77F. Normals for this time of year are around 14C, which is 57F. So, not all that warm by your standards. :)

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  6. Leah J. UtasSeptember 30, 2008 at 5:51 AM

    Gorgeous warm pics, dfBag Lady. I wish I lived in the country.

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  7. ScrumpySeptember 30, 2008 at 6:07 AM

    Beautiful!

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  8. the Bag LadySeptember 30, 2008 at 6:44 AM

    dfLeah - thanks! Yes, country living is the best!!

    SB - thanks!

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  9. AnonymousSeptember 30, 2008 at 6:48 AM

    Looks beautiful...
    Are the leaving falling et?
    We've suddenly been losing them out her by the bucketful...

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  10. the Bag LadySeptember 30, 2008 at 6:59 AM

    Geo - yes, it was quite windy on the weekend, so we lost lots. But some of the trees hadn't turned yet, so it isn't bleak and depressing. Yet.

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  11. AnonymousSeptember 30, 2008 at 7:04 AM

    I am so thankful I live in the country, even if my new house is still not finished and I've put off having a garden for two summers now. I spent a total of 22 years living in cities, longer than I meant to.

    Tomato envy. After years of being allergic to them, I only eat them cooked.

    Mary Anne in Kentucky, where it rained last night at last.

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  12. the Bag LadySeptember 30, 2008 at 7:09 AM

    Damp Mary Anne - woohoo! Rain at last!
    I did not like raw tomatoes until I was an adult. I still don't like them in a salad. But home-grown tomatoes in a sandwich? Yum.
    And yes, living in the country is the best! I don't think I could stand to move back to the city now.

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  13. MissicatSeptember 30, 2008 at 7:53 AM

    Beautiful! Our leaves are just changing, need to take a walk and break out the camer...

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  14. the Bag LadySeptember 30, 2008 at 8:10 AM

    Oh, yes, Missicat! Take some photos and post them on your blog! Show us how pretty it is there!

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  15. UnknownSeptember 30, 2008 at 8:25 AM

    Really pretty. There is something so wonderful about going for a nice walk in the fall. Enjoy the nice temperatures!

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  16. the Bag LadySeptember 30, 2008 at 8:30 AM

    Sagan - that's so true - the colours of autumn are great.

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  17. Ann (bunnygirl)September 30, 2008 at 9:34 AM

    Wow, it looks like fall! I wish it looked like fall here. Sometime. Anytime. Ever. :-(

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  18. the Bag LadySeptember 30, 2008 at 9:42 AM

    Bunnygirl - doesn't it ever look like fall there? (I know it never looks like winter.....)

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  19. Amy MullisSeptember 30, 2008 at 11:09 AM

    Let's see. . .canning tomatoes, making salsa, taking pictures of a spectacular yard. . .weren't you supposed to adopt me by now?

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  20. EmilySeptember 30, 2008 at 11:28 AM

    The leaves are beautiful! Your pictures show exactly why I love fall so much : )

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  21. the Bag LadySeptember 30, 2008 at 11:38 AM

    Amy, I dunno - do you do windows?!
    Could sure use some help with housework......

    Emily - I know, the colours are so nice. Especially on days when the sky is blue and the air is warm, like today!

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  22. DawnSeptember 30, 2008 at 12:12 PM

    You're harvesting and I'm planting! It is early spring and I have 6 tiny tomatoes in the greenhouse. I was only supposed to buy 2 but the variety I wanted (Russian Red) only came in a pack of 6.

    I think your "canning" is what we call "bottling" - or does it really go into a can?

    I'm hoping that you are going to publish your recipe for homemade spaghetti.

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  23. RebSeptember 30, 2008 at 12:35 PM

    Beautiful shots Sis! I am so glad for the warm week we are supposed to get, I can get my dead plants out and ready the ground for next year...as long as I don't have to kneel.

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  24. the Bag LadySeptember 30, 2008 at 12:55 PM

    DAWN!!!!! Hello! How nice to "see" you again!
    You can never have too many tomatoes!!
    And yes, I'm sure that what you refer to as bottling, we call canning. It goes into a glass jar.
    I did post my salsa recipe a little while ago, but my spaghetti sauce just has everything I can find in the cupboard in it! :)

    Reb - how IS your knee? I'm on my way outside right now - it's beautiful out there!!

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  25. Crabby McSlackerSeptember 30, 2008 at 1:53 PM

    Ooh, pretty! I love that time of day.

    Wait, was that... was that Dawn???!!!!

    Were you perhaps baking cream-filled apple donuts?

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  26. the Bag LadySeptember 30, 2008 at 2:00 PM

    Crabby - I had to lure her out of hiding somehow!!!

    And it was such a gorgeous evening, I had to take a picture or two.

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  27. new*meSeptember 30, 2008 at 9:55 PM

    gorgeous! Our cooler temps have returned......last week was in the 90s!

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  28. the Bag LadyOctober 1, 2008 at 7:31 AM

    new*me - glad to hear it's cooled off for you! It's been gorgeous here for a couple of days!

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