Fall in Fredericton, New Brunswick 2009

Hello again and it has been a few weeks since our last update but as you know we only post our changes as they arise.

We are now officially into the Fall (Autumn) season but as the last summer type days are fast fading the city of Fredericton takes every opportunity to stretch out the remaining sunny days as it can. So in true NB style the Dragon Boat races were held on the St John River a few weeks ago. Any monies raised goes to the various well deserving charities.

Yes, this is the same St John River which was solid ice when we arrived some 10 months ago and in not so many months time will be solid ice once again.

The photo below shows one of our local Deer. She and her Fawn are now coming back every day or so to have a nibble and a walk around. We guess they are starting to get ready for the oncoming winter. Last winter we were so excited to have 7 of these lovely animals in our yard.

As we have mentioned in the past, NB is very active with promoting its Province and as part of the Farm Show weekend we had the opportunity to visit one of the local wine makers with Debbie and George our lovely friends.
We visited Motts Landing Vineyard at Cambridge Narrows, NB and this winery is owned by Sonia and David. David is a retired Cathay Pacific Airline Pilot and Sonya who is the Winemaker undertook her winemaking courses in New Zealand (NZ) and each year they return to NZ for the Canadian winter. To see more about their winery take a look at mottslandingvineyard.com

Their property is lovely and we enjoyed their hospitality as well as their wine.

The next few photos show us having yet another great time. This is George and Bev supporting one another in the preparation area.

This photo shows the entrance to the property with the wine making barns to the left of the shot.

This is a photo of Debbie, Ross and Bev in front of the homestead with a view down to the river with the vineyards located near the river bank.

Same photo with Ross, Debbie and George. Bev was the photographer.

We in Oz have oohed and aahed over the years about the changing colours of the fall in North America and the photo below is of our backyard as fall approaches. You have seen this photo several times over the 10 months we have been here from the snow covered ground to the vibrant green of spring and summer but the fall colours are really something.

The next photo is what we see each day we look out our window. This is the home of Kathy and Doug who are our across the road neighbours and lovely friends.

Each day we drive down the road new colours greet us and fall is truly a wonderful time of the year.

So until our next update may you all remain happy and well.

Love Ross and Bev

P.S. Today is Thanksgiving in Canada whereas it is next month in the USA.