New Beginnings

So here I am, starting all over again in a new place, what better way to share it all than on here? Seems to work for other people, why not me?!

Mike and I went walking yesterday, taking pictures of Dundas, and I thought I'd like to share some. We startled five deer at an abandoned house down by the river, it was totally unexpected. As we crossed the bridge, Mike pointed out a doe lying by the river, chewing some grass. He went down to find her, and I explored the old house, destroyed by fire. I managed to startle four more deer, two good sized bucks and two does. I got out my trusty zoom to prove that, in fact, there are wild animals around!

One of the things I like best about Dundas are all the old buildings. The history here is obvious, which isn't necessarily what I'm used to. On our walk, we took pictures of an old alleyway, which looks quite ancient. One of the walls has a gate in it, which leads to someone's home.

The walls are made of stones piled on top of each other, and the trees create a nice archway over top. It will be even more spectacular once all the leaves change colour.

It seems like the leaves are changing colour late this year; I remember being here for Thanksgiving last year and the trees were already almost bare. The tree outside our window has only just started to turn yellow, and it makes me wonder if it will ever be bare!

The abandoned house where we startled the deer was an anomoly... River front property, no neighbours, and it's still sitting abandoned. The graffiti dates it back to the 80's (according to Mike anyways), so I wonder what happened that it hasn't been renovated, or demolished at the very least. It looks like at one point it was at least an interesting house, but time has had fun with it.

We wandered down Spencer Creek for good measure, and I used up the rest of my film so I could get it developed. I don't always wander around taking photos, but I do like it. But then, of course, I want to share them, and nobody's really THAT interested!

The weather's decided not to be nice today, so it gave me the perfect excuse to suck it up and apply for some more jobs. It's been raining since I woke up this morning. Not like I'm not used to it, I guess, but still!

Every time I pass my new board in the spare room, I want to go riding. It's definitely been at the front and centre of my mind lately, I can't wait for boarding season! Hopefully the snow won't hold off this year; Mike and I found a nice place to build a little kicker near the river, should be fun. Close, too.

Well that's about it for now. I'm willing to bet this will be pretty randomly updated, if at all. We'll see where it takes us!