The tree, the buck, the doe, a deer

The evergreen trees are hidden in summer. Once the leaves fall, it is obvious! As the leaves drop, the count down is on.


Saturday, we had a real frost. I guess it's time for people to change over from Hallowe'en to... errr, many are converting to Christmas! Seriously!


Last night, a doe and her fawn appeared in the back yard. I think this is the fawn, I guess a yearling, who was struck by a car last month. Both are ambling around the forest again.


I put out pumpkins for the deer in front of the trailcam. They didn't disappoint! First Tigger, our big 10-point buck, a bat, and these two young bucks. Hunting season has begun. We cross our fingers.
Trailcam deer from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.
About 36 sec. in, you can see the bat coming up behind the deer!
Trailcam Nov 4-6 from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

Flooding at the Dry Stone Bridge

I never even thought of checking out the Perth Dry Stone Bridge after our heavy rains (Oct. 28/29). Hubby noticed. I should have. They had to close the bridge, afterwards. The water has gone down some, but it seems to have withstood the power of the water. I wish I'd gone to witness it. The power of the water is not to be ignored. (The May Flooding in Perth, Lanark County was terrible.)

After the Flooding 

The Tay River flows through Perth, winding its way through town, except after this last rain. The Tay splits around Haggart Isl., we took Yam to visit: Yam's Visit to Southeastern Ontario.


The grass is gone, and they are trying to keep the soil intact! We had 100+ mm rain in October, over three days! The Tay is a pretty river, that wends its way around the town. They closed the foot bridge, too. I wonder what the people who live on this island did! There is a heritage home.


More rain on Sunday...Nov. 5th, we went back. It's down a tad, but not enough.

The 'Before' Photos

The photos below are from Sept., 2016 => Dry Stone Legacy Bridge in Perth, after the bridge was first completed. The grass is gone. The water still quite high.  It was Nov. 2015 it was refurbished. Haggart Isl. Dam and Bridge repair on the Tay River


Then, back in May, it was a mess with the spring melt, and the heavy rains. This is highly unusual for Perth! It's not as bad as May, see below, but I'm glad the bridge was untouched.


The power of the water is amazing.
Perth Dry Stone Bridge from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

Barred owl

I could hear the blue jays harassing the barred owl, again. The owl will eat the jays, so they are worried for a good reason. The jays have gathered in flocks for winter. There is safety in numbers. I don't feel sorry for the jays, though, they eat other birds, too! The blue jays killed the barred owl chick in the spring. The chick photos, below, are from the previous year (2016), when they fledged two.

Nov. 2nd!
Barred owl from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

Here is a selection of the barred owls, as I didn't get any closer the other day for the video!
 

Flooding in Lanark County

We had to go to Carleton Place. I was looking for some paperback books to take on my trip south. This book store is amazing! They are disappearing across Ontario. The owner thinks he may have to sell next year. It's so sad.



On the way home, I noticed that there is much flooding in our area. We've had a ton of rain, including 163 mm in October.

There was a fire last year. Fire at Rideau Valley Marketplace, near Smiths Falls November, 2016. The fire retardant resulted in environmental pollution, and these homes had to have water trucked in. They draw from the container.

Fall puzzles

At Yam's request!