autumn's fire.

"now autumn's fire burns slowly among the woods
and day by day the dead leaves fall and melt."

william allingham

xo

sweet sweet autumn

took our adorable golden retriever, rory, for a nice loooong walk today.
rory was such a sport -
he would wait patiently each time i stopped to take a picture
{which was...often}

{in case you're wondering what he has on his face, it's a gentle leader.
i realize it would've been a more attractive shot without,
but this little gem of a device helps us not fall over when he races ahead!}

hope you enjoyed
the sweet sweet autumn today.
{unless you live on the other side of the hemisphere...
then happy spring + i'm jealous!}
xo

backyardigans.

someone sure has to start raking the backyard...

i'm kind of hoping it doesn't end up being me.
it's so so cold outside!
this is about the time of year where i start asking myself why i live here.
such line of questioning continues until approximately may 15th.
but i will try my best not to complain too much.

what about you all?
are you winter lovers,
crazy about snow, toboggan rides, snowmen and frostbite?
or are you summer lovers,
enamored with the scorching sun, beach days, outdoor barbecues, and sunburns?

i think it is evident which way i swing!

xo

o my heart.

autumn on dominion street.

dear winnipeg,
sometimes you surprise me with your beauty.
thank you for this unexpected loveliness.
i will try to be a little kinder when i talk about you.

love, janis

le parc

okay so remember the adorable nephew & niece i mentioned here and here?
well here they are in living colour:

autumn has not been so lovely here in winnipeg,
but sunday was absolute october perfection.

so we threw some coats on the kiddies, grabbed the camera,
and played outside for over two hours.

and here {in my humble opinion} is the
pièce de résistance...

my dear sweet shaela:
swinging full force, head back, mouth open...
yes yes yes. love that life of yours baby.
xo

ps. inspired by this post,
i'm off to make some oatmeal chocolate chip cookies à la
joy of cooking.

hello, climate change

{picture taken at grand beach}
september 20th, 2009{photo taken in kd's back lane}
october 9th, 2009

three weeks:
from playing on the beach in bikinis to scraping off the car in parkas.

oh dear.