How to enjoy the simple things

Today I was going through my collection of photos taken this summer and I realized how we tend to forget to enjoy the little things. Those simple daily occurrences that we take for granted and ignore? Yes those. As I went through the pictures it kept reminding me of just how many good moments I had this year and how I now stopped appreciating them when they occur. Things as simple as taking a walk in my own garden (and discovering that a huge frog was considering it home for quite some time), making small DIY projects for home or just sitting at a café with the people that matter to you. I told myself to stop and notice the little things that keep me merry and learn to feel lucky.

Here are a few shots I took during the year.  From trying to float a paper boat my very creative friend made me to making jam from all the apple picking I did to capturing the blooms of my favorite plants. The last image is from this very amazing blog.

From Des De My Ventana

Sunshine weekdays

Here in Montreal the weather is clearly out of sync. We are in november and it is still so warm and sunny (well maybe not today, but so far it was!). Here are a few shots I took during this past fall that seem to capture the essence of this year's weather.

One walk in Montreal's botanical garden in fall and it's enough to make you fall in love with the place. Ornamental grasses are a must in any garden (in my opinion), they bring life to a landscape when everything else is getting ready to go dormant. They are beautiful even in winter and are pretty much no maintenance!

Oh, and I am not the only one enjoying the weather, my little furry friends as well!

Also, I'm having issues with the comments, even though I enabled comments, there is no comment link that shows up at the bottom of my posts. I'll have to look around for a solution. If anyone can help, an e-mail would be very much appreciated :)