December 1st and our neighborhood golf course is still open, as are the ski hills. No snow yet in the valley.  Finished classes last week, only the exam left.  Gave a 2hr presentation on Saudi to a continuing education group, and had another couple of interviews.  Went to an opera performance (opera singers with a piano accompaniment) and a Junior A hockey game – both great fun.  Taisho started puppy classes and had a play date with another 6 Shibas at the local dog park.  Busy moving rocks and dirt before the ground freezes, cutting branches up to burn in stove or mulch in the spring, cleaning the eaves, draining the hoses and putting up the Christmas lights.  This tree, just above the switchback, died in the spring so I cut it down today.

ATV is useful in moving the branches to the burn/mulch pile, and the logs to the firewood pile.  The white tarp is covering a 3m high pile of branches.  Have put 500kms on the ATV in last 3 years, almost all on the property.

Finally completely finished the fence and gates with the final front gate today.  Will be getting a barrel bolt tomorrow as other ideas for latches did not work.

And Taisho channeling DiCaprio.  He believes his domain encompasses all he can see.