During 4 months this summer we were sailing around Scotland. News updates on that were posted on our other blog "Darwin Sound". More news and photos from the summer will be added at some point so you may want to check back there later.
So, here we are back in Whistler where winter is fast approaching.
We came back a earlier than planned because we wanted to be present at the wedding of Anne & Max. It was a wonderful event and we felt honoured to be included. Here is their creative wedding cake.
And a photo of Anne & Max being married by Jenny Villard. The wedding was fun, and touching.
September is a lovely time to be in Whistler. One afternoon we hiked the Flank Trail, which was quite tame after some of the Monroe-bagging in Scotland. Here is a view from the trail.
From our house the round trip was over two hours without another hiker in sight! 
Canadian Thanksgiving week-end was filled with social gatherings, four consecutive evenings of fine dining and laughter.
We enjoyed a number of hikes among the Autumn leaves....
It hasn't been all about hiking & dining....
We also decided it was time to open up our view by cutting down a few big trees on our property. Al bravely started with the biggest tree, the one that was VERY close to our house...
The tree fell just where he planned it would fall, so he continued to cut down 6 more! This has opened up our view, and provided us with some useful firewood (if we can carry it all uphill before the snow falls).
Much of the time since our return has been spent on outside jobs which we are rushing to complete before the snow falls, and ski season begins. More on that in the next post....
