October Skies

I did it! I managed one more ride and in October no less. It was a bit chilly but after about ten kilometers or so it wasn't so bad. Hard to believe the weather is still this nice--harder still to believe I actually felt up to the ride a mere five days after they yanked the last of my teeth out. I am now officially old since I already have bifocals and cannot stand today's music. The new teeth not only look better but actually hurt less than the factory issue ones did.

I didn't bother to make my usual stop at Tim Horton's on the way back this time--teeth aren't quite up to one of their sandwiches yet let alone a donut. Next time, if there is a next time this season. The wonderful thing about the weather here is you never know. This is also the terrible thing about the weather here. You pay your dime, you take your chances. Here's hoping we have one of those mild winters Calgary is famous for.

I was hoping to get more pictures of the trees in all their splendor. No chance. The prairies winds had done their job and those leaves were halfway to Saskatchewan. Skeletal trees dotted the landscape where only last week all the colours of the spectrum blazed. Even the canal had all but dried up.

It wasn't exactly cold but there was a definite bite to the air that declared summer a distant memory and winter a foreboding vision. The endless cycle of life continues and one season follows the other. Still, I have my favourites and winter is no longer one of them.

Autumn on the other hand, does have its merits so long as the snow doesn't cover everything up. There was a time in my life when winter meant skiing but those days are long gone. Now it's just that cold miserable season when everything hurts. Only 171 more days until spring...