Canadian Thanksgiving and Celebrating the Harvest

It's Thanksgiving in Canada this coming weekend (October 12th)

so I thought I'd start off this post with my Thanksgiving quilt.

The poem embroidered on the pictures is by Ralph Waldo Emerson and goes like this:

"For each new morning with its light,

For rest and shelter of the night,

For health and food, for love and friends,

For everything Thy goodness sends . . ."

We thank Thee.

We were able to spend last weekend in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia,

about 4 hours' drive from home.

The area is rich with vineyards and wineries and the grape harvest was being celebrated.

Here are pictures of some of the vineyards:

Grapes being loaded into boxes before being made into wine.

And some local fall colour.

Check out the pumpkins on the roof!

Aren't these guys great?

I loved all these old tractors.

Did you know that in Canada, squashes grow on trees?

Wishing you all a happy Thanksgiving!