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Fall Doesn't Last Long... It's Beauty Captured Forever

It is always sad when Labour Day comes around, a couple of weeks later Fall makes it's official appearance. The nights and days start to get cooler, a quick frost and the trees start turning it's leaves into a photographer's delight.

Lonely but at the same time inviting to take a stroll. Don't wait it won't look like this next week.

Enjoy...

Know That Turkey You Are Going To Eat

LET’S TALK TURKEY!

Weird Facts About Turkeys:

Test your turkey knowledge, what do you know about turkeys?

Here turkey, turkey, turkey!

Turkeys are able to adapt to a wide variety of habitats. However, most turkeys are found in hardwood forests with grassy areas.

The best time to see a turkey is on a warm clear day or in a light rain.

They what?

Turkeys have heart attacks. When the Air Force was conducting test runs and breaking the sound barrier, fields of turkeys would drop dead.

Turkeys can drown if they look up when it is raining.

Eat, sleep, gobble:

Turkeys spend the night in trees. They fly to their roosts around sunset.

Turkeys fly to the ground at first light and feed until mid-morning. Feeding resumes in mid-afternoon.

Gobbling starts before sunrise and can continue through most of the morning.

Eyes in the backs of their heads?

A wild turkey has excellent vision and hearing. Their field of vision is about 270 degrees. This is the main reason they continue to elude some hunters.

And they're fast, too!

A spooked turkey can run at speeds up to 32 kilometres (20 mph) per hour. They can also burst into flight approaching speeds between 88 kilometres per hour (50-55 mph) in a matter of seconds.

Gobble, Gobble means Happy Thanksgiving Day!

Time to give thanks for all that you have, whether you live in Canada or the United States, we are very fortunate.

This is Thanksgiving weekend here in Canada. Our Canadian Thanksgiving is held the second Monday in October, earlier than our American friend's Thanksgiving, which falls in November.

Some people believe this is because Canada, being farther north, has an earlier harvest. Whatever the reason deciding to have Thanksgiving in October when the weather is still warm enough for us Canadians to enjoy the outdoors was a great idea!

What Do You Know About Canadian Thanksgiving?

True or False:

1. The Canadian Thanksgiving is about Pilgrims and a ship called 'The Mayflower'.
2. The famous English explorer, Martin Frobisher, conducted the first Thanksgiving service on the shores of Newfoundland in 1578.
3. The Canadian Thanksgiving is based on the Order of Good Cheer established by Samuel de Champlain.

If you answered 'false' to all three, you’re right!

Here is what they believe to be the truth:

1. The story of the Pilgrims, who came to Massachusetts aboard 'The Mayflower', is an American legend, it has nothing to do with Thanksgiving in Canada.
2. Martin Frobisher never set foot on the shores of Newfoundland! It was Rev. Robert Woolfall, a minister who traveled with the fleet in 1578. Woolfall was aboard the ’Judith’ when they were separated during a storm. When safely landed on Countess of Warwick Island in August, he lead a prayer that the diaries say was not accompanied by a special meal.
3. The Order of Good Cheer existed, but it likely had little to do with Thanksgiving in Canada.

Peter Stevens of York University who wrote a paper on the origins of the holiday says:

Thanksgiving in Canada can be traced back to Ontario in the mid 1880s.

The Canadian government created Canada's first, national Thanksgiving in 1859. By the 1870s, American holiday traditions, such as family gatherings for turkey dinner and stories of the pilgrims, took hold in Canada, creating both commercial opportunities for businesses.

In 1908, the government appointed Thanksgiving to be celebrated on a Monday rather than on a Thursday as it was previously.

Thanksgiving gives us a reminder to give thanks for having the good fortune to live in a free country, with so many opportunities, beautiful places to visit and being able to celebrate it all by feasting on turkey, ham, and pumpkin pie with family and friends.

With gratitude, we wish a Happy Thanksgiving to Everyone!

What Is That Referee Doing?

Have you ever watched a game of football and saw the Referee standing in the middle of the field making all kinds of hand and arm signals? 

You missed the play and are wondering what happened. 

The Ref is waving his arms around, is he cold or just bored? 

Now you can learn just what all those movements mean. 

In under three minutes you will become an expert at reading and understanding exactly what the Ref is saying.

Have a Great Day,