Thanksgiving 2009

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The annual trip to Westport, Ontario was a shorter than usual one this year as we decided we were going to come home in time for Thanksgiving dinner with all my folks on Sunday. It's the kind of tradition I look forward to all year, thanks in no small part to my Grandma's stuffing. I violate every rule I have for food, from allergy to portion for the sake of the in-the-moment pleasure. But make no mistake, I pay for it all later. Yes, it's that good.

One of the best parts of heading up to Westport is the scenery. The trees this time of year are so vibrant and colourful you'd swear they were plugged in. We were lucky we had good weather for the short time we were there, and it made the 4-hour drive worth it. Went on a couple of hikes in Perth and this year's list of wildlife we spotted includes: coyote, deer, wild turkeys, grouse, and porcupine. (If you ever see roadkill porcupine, it's not much of a mystery... they move awfully slow.)