A couple of the ash trees in the nearby lakeside park are transforming into their beautiful autumnal colours. I’ve already posted a few photos showing one of them but I think they deserve a little more coverage.

The above shows October 2 and below shows October 8. This tree morphed along significantly in less than a week!

There are actually two of these trees next to each other; they are shown here from further down the lake.

There are some chairs on the beach near these trees because that portion of the lakefront has been set aside for dogs. Owners can sit comfortably – or not as the case may be – while their dogs swim, fetch and run.

Under these two ash trees is a covered bench; it’s separated from the dog beach by a fence but you can watch the dogs play or enjoy the lake view or both.

Happy Thursday.

Bits of autumn are beginning to abound.

The harvest moon. This isn’t the best picture I’ve ever taken – I only had my cell with me – but I like it anyway.

A very autumnal sky conveying a sense of cooler days and nights, so different from the sunlit summer clouds.

I took the above picture on October 2 …

… and then this one three days later on October 5. This tree is definitely and quickly getting into its autumn outfit!

Rows of grapevines, some covered to protect against hungry birds while they still mature. I suspect that these may be readied for the ice wine harvest which will occur in late October or early November.

Happy Wednesday.