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Take A Hike - And I Mean That In The Nicest Way

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Real Estate Agent with RE/MAX Real Estate Centre Inc., Brokerage

Fall is in full swing (bloom) in Oakville.  Most of the colours have peaked.  The gusty winds have turned green lawns to yellow, red and orange as the leaves come tumbling down.  Our days are getting shorter.  Next weekend we set our clocks back.  Remember spring ahead - fall back.  Yes, you get an extra hour of sleep.

 But what a pain having  to change every clock in the house, on the stove, the microwave, the radios, the cars, your watches. Luckily our computers, Blackberries, etc. are very smart and they do it automatically.   Don't forget  to change the batteries in the smoke detector.  Many are now hardwired so this ritual may  soon become a chore of the past.

This is a great time of year  to discover ravines and trails  in Halton Region.  Check out the Conservation Halton website for a list of local Conservation Areas.  With Halloween just around the corner a great source of information for local pumpkin patches, hay rides and corn mazes in the Oakville and Greater Toronto Area  is Pumpkin Patches And More.  This site also has great pumpkin recipes and tips on how to carve and decorate a pumpkin. The site also gives pumpkin patch locations for all areas of Canada and the United States.

Go out and have some fun this fall.

Oakville, Ontario, fall colours, Jenny Kotulak, photo

Sitting On The Fence

Fall Colours, Oakville, Ontario, Jenny Kotulak, photo,

Tree Magnifique

red berries, Oakville, Ontario, fall colours, Jenny Kotulak, photo

Berry, Berry Nice

Oakville, Ontario, fall colours, hostas, Jenny Kotulak

Hosta La Vista Baby

Fall leaves, Oakville trees, Oakville, Ontario, Jenny Kotulak

The Long And Winding Road

Oakville fields and ravines, Jenny Kotulak photo

Fade To Gray

Clouds in Oakville, Fall in Oakville, Jenny Kotulak

Cloudy Canopy

Oakville forest, Oakville trees, Oakville, Ontario, Jenny Kotulak, Oakville ravines

Hello Yellow

Oakville trails, Oakville ravines, Oakville forests, Oakville, Ontario, Jenny Kotulak, photo

Watering Hole

 

Comments(42)

Jenny Kotulak
RE/MAX Real Estate Centre Inc., Brokerage - Oakville, ON
Broker - Oakville Ontario Real Estate

O.K John rub it in.  The bikinis I don't care about.  The sun and the sand.  Hmmm.  Well I just went to Cuba so I've had my fill at least until the snow flies.

 

 

Oct 27, 2009 11:13 AM
Al & Peggy Cunningham, Brokers
RE/MAX West Realty Inc., Brokerage - Brampton, ON
Our Family Wants To Help Your Family!

Hi Jennhy!  As always beautiful pictures. Hey you available for coffee tomorrow?

Oct 27, 2009 11:27 AM
Jenny Kotulak
RE/MAX Real Estate Centre Inc., Brokerage - Oakville, ON
Broker - Oakville Ontario Real Estate

Al & Peg - hi, what time were you thinking?  I have to do a cheque presentation thingy at the board at 12:45.  The Realtors Care Foundation gave Halton $8000. for 3 different charities.  We are going to present the money to the different reps from the Charities.  Having cake and a little photo op.  I'm good in the morning or probably after 2:30 

 

Oct 27, 2009 11:33 AM
Al & Peggy Cunningham, Brokers
RE/MAX West Realty Inc., Brokerage - Brampton, ON
Our Family Wants To Help Your Family!

Jenny if you keep the photography stuff up, you may consider a change in careers.

You around for coffee Wednesday...

Oct 27, 2009 11:52 AM
Al & Peggy Cunningham, Brokers
RE/MAX West Realty Inc., Brokerage - Brampton, ON
Our Family Wants To Help Your Family!

Hi Jenny, we are crossing comments.  2:30 area would work.  We will work our way down there for then.

Oct 27, 2009 12:16 PM
John Novak
Keller Williams Realty The Marketplace - Las Vegas, NV
Henderson, Las Vegas and Summerlin Real Estate

Love seeing the fall colors ... Tree Magnifique and Long and Winding Road are my favorites. We're getting blasted with some cold air out of the north today, a brisk reminder that the seasons are changing!

Oct 27, 2009 12:39 PM
FN LN
Toronto, ON

Hey Jenny, Al and Peggy - It's very amusing watching you arrange your coffee meetings on ActiveRain blogs.

Oct 27, 2009 01:09 PM
FN LN
Toronto, ON

Jenny - Are your clocks fixed yet or do you want me to still pop over?

Oct 27, 2009 01:20 PM
Rita Minion
O'Brien Realty - Solomons, MD

Hello Jenny,

Beautiful photos of fall colors in your area!  My favorite season!  Thank you for sharing these wonderful pictures!

Rita

 

Oct 27, 2009 04:55 PM
Debra Leisek
Bay Realty,Inc Homer Alaska - Homer, AK

Hey Jenny... really beautiful shots of your world...dont you just love the fall and the colors? Gorgeous... thanks so much!

Oct 27, 2009 07:05 PM
Not a real person
San Diego, CA

Great pictures, but I don't understand what you mean by getting an extra hour of sleep. Sleep? What's that? You should join the Inspired by Nature group.

Oct 28, 2009 03:14 AM
Rita Fong
RE/MAX REAL ESTATE TODAY, Executive Broker 901-488-9590 - Marion, AR
Realtor - Marion Arkansas Homes for Sale

Jenny!  These pictures are very beautiful!  I love Fall, but it is always too short for me, it is winter before I know it.  There are so many things to do, but too little time.  Thanks for the pics.

Oct 28, 2009 04:08 AM
Lana Robbins Realtor ® Licensed Real Estate Broker
Aloha Kai Real Estate - Clearwater, FL
Licensed in Florida, Washington, and Hawai'i

Hi Jenny. In Tampa Bay we do not have the luxury of seeing many leaves change colors. I really like the pictures. ~ Lana

Oct 29, 2009 11:41 AM
Gerry Khatchikian
Red Lodge, MT
ASA, TRC, SFR

Jenny,

Thank you for taking us on a hike with you in beautiful Oakville.  You captured some great colors and you came up with some clever and funny subtitles.  My favorite is the berry berry nice photo!  Très magnifique!  :)

Oct 29, 2009 01:02 PM
Marney Kirk
Cummings & Co. Realtors - Towson, MD
Towson, Maryland Real Estate

Jenny, these are gorgeous, but the fence especially is just stunning. The composition and angle make for such a beautiful photo!

Oct 30, 2009 01:35 AM
Jenny Kotulak
RE/MAX Real Estate Centre Inc., Brokerage - Oakville, ON
Broker - Oakville Ontario Real Estate

Hi John today I took my dog to Mountsberg Conservation area and it was pretty chilly and windy, plus Halloween day.  We were the ONLY ones there.  My dog had a ball chasing rabbits and eating duck poop.  Great, eh?

Hi Connie Lou - two days ago the trees were stunning.  Then the gusty winds came and the trees are getting  pretty bare.  Sad.

Hi Myrl - I will be watching for your colorful tree photos.

O.K.Wanda you are welcome - Just don't ask me to sing alright?

Hi Caron - You will have to give us some hiking posts.  It is a great way to see new things you are right.

Oct 31, 2009 02:11 PM
Jenny Kotulak
RE/MAX Real Estate Centre Inc., Brokerage - Oakville, ON
Broker - Oakville Ontario Real Estate

Hi Michael, I enjoy checking out the local scenery.  Since I started blogging, I always have my camera with me.

Thanks Steve, I'm glad I got out when I did.  We lost a lot of leaves due to gusty winds over the last two days.

Hi Mary I definitely noticed a lot of yellow this year.  I love the vibrant red colors the best.

Hi Silvia - but you get the Palm trees lucky you.  And all the great ocean birds.  You will have to drive north a bit to see the color firsthand.

Hi John, it was this time of year a couple of years ago when I was in Vegas for the NAR conference.  It was unseasonably warm there that year and they were keeping the outdoor hotel pools open longer than normal.  I sure enjoyed the heat during that trip.

Oct 31, 2009 02:30 PM
Jenny Kotulak
RE/MAX Real Estate Centre Inc., Brokerage - Oakville, ON
Broker - Oakville Ontario Real Estate

Hi Marc well I guess I have to set them all back an hour tonight right?  The worst thing is having to do all the presets on the radio again after the power goes off.

Hi Rita, fall is your favorite season?  I do like it now but never did when I was younger.  Every season has its appeal I find.

Hi Debra - well you do know you will never see any mountains in my photos unless I'm on a road trip far away, like say Alaska?  I loved the movie the Proposal with Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds.  I keep thinking of the way she said A - Las - ka. 

Well Russel tonight's the night we get that extra hour.  If not to sleep for however you wish to use it lol.  Am I not on that group?  Must go and check it out.

Oct 31, 2009 02:39 PM
Jenny Kotulak
RE/MAX Real Estate Centre Inc., Brokerage - Oakville, ON
Broker - Oakville Ontario Real Estate

Hi Rita, you're right.  Fall is too short.  We have lost most of our leaves now.  I looked at the dark clouds today and thought it might snow but we got a bit of hail. It was 40 degrees so a bit mild for snow but I'm sure it will go down to freezing tonight.  Brrrr. You also have some great birds to photograph.

 

Hi Lana - you don't get the colors but I notice when I go to Florida in the fall the air does smell different.  So maybe you do have a bit of a change of season?  Plus it gets dark too early.  I would find that it would start to get cool around 4:30 and we'd have to leave the pool area.

Hi Gerry - I am so happy that you came along on the hike with me.  I took my little Lola for a long walk yesterday to a local Provincial park nearby.  I got a bit turned around and ended up walking for 2 hours, the last half hour or so in the rain.  It was fun though.

 

Nov 03, 2009 02:39 PM
Jenny Kotulak
RE/MAX Real Estate Centre Inc., Brokerage - Oakville, ON
Broker - Oakville Ontario Real Estate

Hi Marney - Isn't it funny how everyone has a different opinion as to what they like in a photograph?  I was actually in a cemetery when I took the fence photo.  There were monuments closeby and then a drop down to the ravine and creek.  I think they had the fence there for safety.  I just liked the look of the black against the yellow.

Nov 03, 2009 02:42 PM