Awesome Autumn Colours

The time has sped by, and we're already in mid-October.
Here in Nova Scotia, that means we're experiencing: farm markets displaying great varieties of fruit and vegetables from a bountiful harvest -- despite a very dry summer -- frosty nights, and spectacular multicoloured forest foliage.
Here is a photo from one of our favourite Autumn scenes in the Musquodoboit Valley, about 50 kilometers east of Halifax:

This year, however, we drove west, to observe the Autumn Colours arrayed along the Annapolis Valley, along routes 1 and 101.
To help celebrate our 37th Wedding Anniversary, we enjoyed a huge Thanksgiving Dinner, at Old Orchard Inn, in Greenwich (near Wolfville).
And once again, the Valley and the chef did not disappoint: the menu featured turkey in a tasty blend of spices, along with seven or eight (we stopped counting!) locally-grown vegetables.
Delicious pumpkin pie for dessert.
At the same time, a tropical storm, the remnants of Hurricane Matthew, with day-long heavy winds and lots of rain was sweeping the province.
We discovered that evening that the Sydney area in Cape Breton had no power, and had suffered devastating floods, affecting homes, schools and commercial buildings.
Luckily, although hundreds of people lost their homes and all their belongings, there were no fatalities.
The cleanup -- by all levels of government, by emergency personnel and by citizens helping their neighbours -- will have to continue for many months.
In another amazing twist (though not so amazing if you're from Cape Breton), many of the concerts in the Celtic Colours music festival scheduled for that week were not postponed, but were simply moved to other venues, often in private homes!
Folks showing their true colours!