My childhood! Used to love going to Bowring Park on a Sunday afternoon for a walk and an ice cream. Occasionally we would go for a row on the pond there too. Summertime, there was a part of the river that we would swim in, back in the days before it became polluted. The river has been rehabilitated though and there have been salmon seen it in again. Gorgeous shot Karen, thank you.

Someone posted here that they love yellow trees. I know that ginko trees can be a striking, brilliant yellow, and there are several near my office. The ones along the street were pretty solidly yellow, but they are small and unimpressive. I've been waiting for the big one across the street to turn. Its an impressively large tree, about 4 feet in diameter and over 150 years old. This is the tree as of this past Friday: Yesterday I could see that it was pretty much the same as above. Today every single leaf is on the ground. Every. Single. One. I had read that ginkos (or at least some ginkos) lose all their leaves in a day, but never quite believed it.

Stating the obvious; this is not my picture. LOL This is my all-time favourite of Calvin and Hobbes (I miss him) and I think of this every winter. Now that winter has arrived.....here it is!

Beautiful photos today! Thank you all for sharing!