Yesterday was Thanksgiving here in Canada. It was cold in Montreal, especially because I refuse to turn the heat on in the apartment so early in October–it actually seems warmer outside than in sometimes. C and I hemmed and hawed about whether or not we should bike to the Botanical Gardens (bikes are great, but are not a particularly warm way to get around, once the temperatures drop) and finally decided that it was a good idea. We were bundled up well, and I was really glad we went. I managed to gather some fresh ginkgo nuts that had dropped from the tree, and look forward to roasting them later. The Chinese garden has a really wonderful lantern display that runs from September 11th until November 1st this year, so there were beautiful multi-coloured lanterns everywhere in that part of the gardens. The lanterns are really nice this year–they are actually pretty as opposed to last year’s kind of pretty but kind of tacky display.
lotus pods and seeds in the Chinese garden
