This is a time of warm family gatherings around the fire, an extra quilt tossed upon the bed, a slice of home-baked pie savored before retiring. The sailing vessels and pleasure boats have been put up for the season, while the anchored lobster boats have found safe harbor. A flock of Canada geese winters over here, and since I can’t resist adding aircraft to a landscape, they’re joined by a Grumman Goose. - WP