8r4d How can one little gumball make such a big smile? Adventures at #westedmontonmall

8r4d Our days of snow-free #walk adventures are getting fewer and fewer as we creep into November.

pixelazy The November #sky saved a bit of daylight this morning.

8r4dsfeets Post-run the fallout from #halloween earlier this week is evident in the parking lot.

8r4d Thanks to a minor foot injury I haven’t been out #running in about two weeks and sadly missed the last couple #autumn run opportunities of the season. Now the first snow has arrived and the temperatures have fallen and it seems like winter running season is here again. We locked in a simple #10k through our fallback winter route. Sigh.

8r4d Oh sure, the #snow may have held off to leave the kids alone long enough to trick-or-treat, but now that it’s November the white stuff has finally arrived. It pretty much all melted by mid-afternoon, but still—a harsh reminder that #winter is due soon enough. [read more...]

adventuredog The #snow arrived for the season on the morning of the second day of November, and guess who was excited to sniff around in the cold and wet.

adventuredog #halloween

8r4dsfeets The #halloween decorations cover a lot more surfaces at the kids school than expected.

8r4d Just a #sunset from the mall parkade.

8r4d Just grabbing a quick #sunrise on a Saturday morning trek to do some serious typing.

adventuredog The dog and I are buying days until winter covers all this up with snow and cold, and we’re grabbing a few last #autumn walks while we still can. Or adventure on Friday afternoon gave us a bit of perfect weather, a gentle and calm river to admire and a few remaining leaves to crunch under our feet.