by pattihenderson | Oct 12, 2009 | Weekend Adventures
I have never entered a photo contest before but I must admit that the impetus (today’s $20 word…) behind this weekend’s fall colour tour was a contest posted in Outdoor Photography Canada magazine: ...
by pattihenderson | Oct 12, 2009 | Weekend Adventures
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! As I sit here in my post-turkey track pants, I’m struck by just how challenging it was this weekend to find some fall colours to snap. Yesterday morning I woke up to brilliant sunshine so thought “let’s go” and my...
by pattihenderson | Oct 5, 2009 | Weekend Adventures
With all the charm and thankfully without the awkwardness of this Paul Giamatti flick, my weekend winery tour was lovely. The Niagara region is stunning at this time of year. The backroads provide vistas of rollling hills dotted with ripe vines in perfect straight...
by pattihenderson | Oct 1, 2009 | Weekend Adventures
With temperatures around here now hovering around 10 degrees, the Blue Jays counting down their last few games, and the Leafs gearing up to kick butt this season, autumn seems to have arrived in an awful hurry. I did manage to wear my camel-coloured cords twice...
by pattihenderson | Sep 28, 2009 | Weekend Adventures
For the chap who said you can never go home again, I say you are wrong my friend. This weekend I made the yearly trip back home to the Forest Fall Fair. Yes, the rides seem somehow smaller. And the parade shorter. But they’re not. I’m just bigger and...
by pattihenderson | Sep 22, 2009 | Weekend Adventures
Ok, so Sunday’s tour has to be one of my favourites of late. Why? Great weather helps! Took the roof off the Jeep and let the sun pour in. But the destinations also helped. Those who live close to the GTA should check out the villages of Glen Williams,...