IT IS TUESDAY OCTOBER THE 15, 2013. IT IS BRIGHT, CLEAR AND SUNNY WITH SNOW ON THE MOUNTAINS. WHEN I TOOK THE DOG FOR HIS WALK THIS MORNING THE TEMPERATURE  WAS -4 DEGREES CENTIGRADE. THE SUN WAS SHINING ON THE FROST IN THE GRASS AND EVERYTHING WAS SPARKLY, COLOURFUL AND WONDERFUL.  BACK AT THE HOUSE, STANDING BY THE MAPLE TREES IN THE YARD FOR A QUIET MINUTE  YOU COULD ACTUALLY HEAR THE SOUND OF THE LEAVES FALLING.  A REAL MIND BLOWING MORNING.

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