Gorgeous Fall Foliage In NE New Brunswick

The colours are at there peak this week & next week it will not be as beautiful with all this rain from hurricane Michael & soon the wind will strip the leaves from the trees. However, today is gorgeous!

                       This is the view from the Boston's dog pen, it looks like plaid/tartan fabric to me!

         The view beyond the firepit is just so beautiful right now! I just love this time of year!

Let's take a walk down the driveway ~~~~~~~~~~~

                       Bill calls this area 'Maple Grove' it has so many maple trees in one area.

 This is the view at the end of the laneway, wow it is so colourful right now. I've seen ten falls now & I think this one is the winner with all the beautiful intense colours!

Let's go back up the laneway~~~~~~~~~~~~~

                                                                       Maple Grove

 The evergreens & other green trees that have not been dressed in their fall colours, show what they have caught with their branches in the wind.

                                      There are not many red berries yet on this bush yet.

The woods behind the shade garden~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~`

                                               Even the fall mums are vibrant in colour!

                                               The view beyond the Anniversary Garden.

                The Anniversary Garden still has flowers & the rose bushes are still blooming!

 The pink colour of these limelights was quite the surprise to us, the gargoyle looks bored! lol

                                                      The limelights are still blooming!

These large blooming bulbs will be brought into the house soon, as the nights are getting cold  with frost warnings.

I hope you enjoyed this post of the peak fall colours on our property.

It is so beautiful right now ... this too will pass. For now, let's just enjoy!

Have a wonderful fall weekend, wherever you are!

Cynthia

Escumanic Point On Thanksgiving Day

We went to Escumanic Point on Thanksgiving Day & what a beautiful day it was!
The fall skies are the bluest skies I've ever seen.
This is the farthest northeast point of our area & is a rugged trip to get there down a small bumpy dirt road. With the weather being dry the trip was not that bad for us. And the view was gorgeous!

                          Our Thanksgiving Day photo of all of us at the Escuminac Lighthouse.

                The tide was out & everyone scattered down to have a walk by the water.

 The viewing of what was left behind was curious for those watchers before the tide would come back in to claim it.

 Nick was enjoying his new Canon camera with Leslie & taking photos of the outing too.

                                       Mitch & Nicole enjoyed the shoreline stroll & were curious lookers too.

 Bill had to stroll on his own as I don't do water things well with being hydrophobic but I do enjoy looking at it & my family enjoyed it!

                    The waves were not strong & the sun was so bright giving a beautiful clear day.

 Bill really enjoys being home, even if it is for a short time before he goes away for work again.

                                          I enjoyed that day & had so much to be thankful for!

 This view excited me as I thought of what the 'Group of Seven' felt as they viewed & painted images like this! Canada has so much to offer to the eyes to feast upon!

 Bill & I gasped at this site as it brought back memories of our England trips on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean. Just gorgeous viewing wherever you looked!

                              The warm vibrant colours of fall were enhanced by the green evergreens!

                               Even at your feet were natures little surprises for viewing.

It was a beautiful day here & now it is wet with hurricane Michael's remnants but we all have these memories etched in our minds. Mitch & Nicole scrapped snow & ice off their truck in Calgary on Wednesday, what a change in weather for them. Nick & Leslie landed in Toronto to 29C weather, Canada sure knows how to mix it up! Bill will be going to Spain & I will remain here in this beautiful province.

Thank you for stopping in for a viewing of Thanksgiving Day. I'm thankful to have a wonderful family, friends & good health.
Wishing you health & happiness.

Later today is the photo shoot of the Eel River Apartment... I'll post when it's done, tonight or tomorrow.

Cynthia

Front Wainscotting, Electrical Panel, Paint, Flooring, Cement Sidewalks

The front wainscotting is now completed & looks great!

                                    The front of the apartment has come together beautifully!

           The orange hues add a warm feeling to the cool grey colours of the brick & cement.

The white windows add a defined definition around each window & patio door around the apartment.

The front door sidelights are an element that is carried throughout the exit doors throughout the apartment, allowing light to flow inside.

Let's go inside!

 The front foyer has the trim installed. The inside of the door will be painted grey & the lead windows will just pop. The trim will remain white & the walls are going to be a pale silver colour.

                                  You can really see the light flow through the sidelights.

 The apartment mailboxes will be installed in this niche, for now, it holds the tools & drinks. lol

The controlled entry door will be installed here & the controlled entry panel will be where the red wires are. So exciting for me each week watching this apartment complex come together!

The electrical panel was installed this week however it will be a couple of weeks before it is up & running from the pole. The waiting for NB Power is on as a new pole was installed & now awaiting the power to be installed on it.

 The ceilings & bulkheads were painted in the flat colour of the bedroom colour. The room is surrounded by the same soft, light paint colour & that should help make those bulkheads disappear.

 The colour Bill & I chose was from the Home & Country collection & I laughed when I saw its name, 'Quilted'. lol

 The flooring is a natural looking floor with a hint of grey going through it giving it an aged look in this new install.

                    It will also help ground the room as each room is light and bright in colour.

                                It has a lot of foot/boot prints right now but will clean up easily.

 The west side sidewalk is done & it looks great, I should have moved the shovel, oops.

                               The front is a foot wider than the sides and measures six-feet wide.

 The westside concrete has now been poured & you can see it now has windblown fallen leaves on it!

The back of the apartment has a cement walkway too & I love how the installer did the 45-degree angling to accommodate the overhang pillars that will be clad with a whiteboard.

                          The upper IKEA kitchen cupboards are waiting to be installed.

And many more to be assembled, that is the IKEA trademark, flat boxes that make easy transport for you to get it home... then the assembling begins! Luck for us these are the same cupboards that were installed in our Hardwicke house & it's Jeff, the same person that put ours together. Good luck Jeff & Francis, great job so far & another short busy week ahead with so many boxes still left to assemble!

Thank you for stopping in to see the Eel River Apartment progress, it is an exciting time for our community to see this complex rise up & soon the home for many people.

Have a safe & happy Thanksgiving Day!

I've so much to be thankful for, family, friends, & my health. I'm truly living a dream!
Health & happiness to you too!
Cheers,
Cynthia