Suddenly, Winter!

The temperature has dropped very abruptly the last few days, dipping to the low teens. The leaves are deserting the trees in droves, apparently deciding to take the name of the season as a literal command.

Overhead, the geese are mostly headed South. I've noticed several groups that were resolutely flying West. They're either lost, or they couldn't get direct flights and are heading to their connecting flights in Calgary.

All of them seem to be in a hurry, though, as well they should be. It's supposed to frost tonight, which means we're really only a few degrees away from winter. Suddenly, snow is just around the corner. And bulky parkas, and heavy boots, and shoveling the driveway, and driving on ice, and shivering... and lots of other delightful things commonly associated with this frigid northland.