The cabin, close up, and other things.

As fall is in full swing, and the temperatures have started to dip at night, we decided it was time to start closing up the cabin for the season.

The roads are empty.

The lake is quiet.

The colors in the field are golden.

The wood is stacked.

Yet we enjoy one last fire.

We tidy the cabin.

We put the beds to bed.

We empty the bird boxes.

The chairs are empty.

We treasure the time we had as a family.

I often blog about time at the cabin and I am sure many wonder just where it is. Our cabin area has unfortunately been in the news lately. The train derailment that occurred at Gainford, Alberta this past weekend is just across the lake from our cabin. We hear the 1 a.m. train every weekend and that very same train is the one that derailed and sent fireballs flaring. We were lucky this past weekend, a few kids fighting colds kept us from going up for the final close up. Luckily we avoided the smoke and the traffic problems, which is minor compared to the families that have been evacuated and have had farmland burned to the ground. Hopefully final close up will happen this weekend.

(Warning: today is municipal election day in Alberta. As I watch the numbers roll in this evening I know the scene is building for a very immature post from me tomorrow. Just thought I would throw out the warning!)