Newfoundland and Labrador. Majestically modest.

As I am not a writer, there is no way for me to convey, in words, the feeling I felt while traveling across the rocky island of Newfoundland for 10 days. Continuously impressed by the strength and texture of the scenery and by the warmth and unpretentiousness of it residents, I can only share a few of my 700 photos and encourage you to plan a visit to this most wonderful Canadian province.

Too Intense: kaleidoscopes and ice

I have another app on my phone which brings me pure, intense visual joy. It is a kaleidoscope app which constructs endless combinations of colour and line.

It is amazing that I have only taken photos of about 20 and not more.

Looking at these images is undescribable to me. It is a physical experience. Maybe it is like walking into a chocolate shop with rows and rows of delicious chocolate available for you. Or, like visiting a bookstore, old or new, with books you have never seen before. Or, the view from the top of a mountain or inside a cathedral. See, even my examples are trite.

And, it is not only the bright, symmetrical, computer-generated images that can move me to tears. The photos of ice below, taken by my husband while he was skating on a natural pond, also put me in awe.

I can't stop looking at the orange leaves!

Without a doubt fall is my favourite season. Here are ten reasons why:

1. Gorgeous orange, red, and yellow trees.

2. Crisp blue skies against the orange, red and yellow trees.

3. Walking through the leaves along an unraked path.

4. Apples.

5. Wearing orange scarves.

6. Picking out some pumpkins for the front porch.

7. Baked acorn squash.

8. A first fall fire in the fireplace.

9. Cool mornings that justify a warm cup of tea or coffee.

10. Chocolate and peanut butter candy bars I need to buy for Trick-or-Treaters!

September Morning Walks

Almost every morning of the last few weeks I have been walking around the paths not too far from our home. Yesterday, I finally remembered to bring my camera to record the glorious long shadows and bright morning sun.