October – ites
I’m Still reeling from the ecstasy hangover of the last weekend. It was the best of the Summer. If I could find a place on earth that featured weather like that all year long I’d move there in a heart beat. It began for me on Friday afternoon after the morning show at 680news. My ritual on Fridays is to head to head up the 400 highway to our cottage home on Georgian Bay. First stop is the farmers market in the Holland Marsh to marvel at the bounty of crop, from bright red Sheppard peppers to juicy bulbs of garlic that have a purple hue to the skins. There is nothing like veggie shopping at this time of year in the Holland Marsh. It’s and experience that stimulates all of the senses. As much a feast for the eyes as the anticipation of the meals ahead. From there it was a slow drive north on the back roads through the canopy of fall colours. No matter how many times the fall comes around here in Ontario, the sight is still mesmerizing, at least to me. I spent most of the weekend on board my beloved boat ” Tiamo” , a 20 foot long Boston Whaler that I Moor around the mouth of the Nottawasaga river – which serves as the gateway to Southern Georgian Bay. 
The only sight as stunning to me as the fall colours, is the Big Bay when it is as flat and shiny calm as a duck pond. It doesn’t happen all that often because the bay is so huge , but when it does, it’s breathtakingly beautiful. The blue sky is reflected by the water so precisely that the horizon is indistinguishable. Now, the only sight more breathtaking than a duck pond Georgian Bay, is a rainbow trout breaking through the glass water as the sound of fishing line whines off the reel! I got all of it on the weekend which is why I’m enjoying this severe case of October-ites. 
