Animals
- On Being Baby Bear
If you asked, I'd tell you....I am a middle-of-the road kind of girl...I avoid extremes. I am definitely the Baby Bear that Goldilocks gravitates toward.So, when it comes to times of the year,I am happiest when it's "not too hot" and "not...
- A Most Beautiful Start To Autumn
As the sun sets on the first day of Autumn,the dogs and I head outside to eek out every last moment of daylight. The animals are preparing for the night aheadas the moon rises high above the barnyard. The hens work their way back to their henhouses,except...
- Frosty Days
It seems that Autumn has packed his bags and moved onward...a bit premature for my liking! Ole Man Winter was only too happy to move himself right into Autumn's place.And he's warned us that he is setting up camp for an extended period of time...unlike...
- An Exercise....
Consider, for a moment, these tall grassy fronds blowing in the Autumn breeze... Look at the way the sunlight plays with each frond...turning it into spun platinum,with sparkling light and shadows against the clear blue sky.Imagine being asked to paint...
- Dog Days
There's probably nothing that our dogs love more than the adventure of going for a walk.And especially now after all the rainy days we endured last week.(We received over a foot of rain last week!) (Hickory, our 16 year old partially blind gal, gets...
Animals
Scenes From An Autumn Day
Early Autumn in our neck of the woods...
The corn is dry... the leaves are changing... the grass remains green...
all under the bluest of blue skies!
Love!
I took the above pictures on my way to the feed store yesterday.
Running errands is like being on vacation...
I honestly cannot imagine it more beautiful in Tuscany or Provence.
It's been a while since I have given you an update on these guys...
Sadly, we are down from 18 to just 10.
They continue to roost at night in the huge, old pine tree outside the barn.
During the daytime, they spend most of their time hanging out near the chickens.
Most days, if you find the turkeys, you'll find the guineas...
which is good...
because they spend their days eating bugs...
and the more insects they eat here on the farm, the better!
It looks as if the roosters have finished with their pumpkin carving project.
You can most definitely detect a large mouth, and two tiny, beady eyes...
otherwise... a lot of freckles, or a really bad case of acne.
Forgive me for repeating how much I love this time of year!
Right now we still have the best of summer's beauty...
accompanied by the splendid colors of Autumn.
I removed the blossoms from one of our hydrangeas
(another autumn favorite!)
and placed them in a basket on the front door.
They've dried nicely and will stay until the winds and rains have their way with them.
By that time it will be time to decorate for Christmas!
Can you believe it?
Is it me, or is this year flying quickly by?
- On Being Baby Bear
If you asked, I'd tell you....I am a middle-of-the road kind of girl...I avoid extremes. I am definitely the Baby Bear that Goldilocks gravitates toward.So, when it comes to times of the year,I am happiest when it's "not too hot" and "not...
- A Most Beautiful Start To Autumn
As the sun sets on the first day of Autumn,the dogs and I head outside to eek out every last moment of daylight. The animals are preparing for the night aheadas the moon rises high above the barnyard. The hens work their way back to their henhouses,except...
- Frosty Days
It seems that Autumn has packed his bags and moved onward...a bit premature for my liking! Ole Man Winter was only too happy to move himself right into Autumn's place.And he's warned us that he is setting up camp for an extended period of time...unlike...
- An Exercise....
Consider, for a moment, these tall grassy fronds blowing in the Autumn breeze... Look at the way the sunlight plays with each frond...turning it into spun platinum,with sparkling light and shadows against the clear blue sky.Imagine being asked to paint...
- Dog Days
There's probably nothing that our dogs love more than the adventure of going for a walk.And especially now after all the rainy days we endured last week.(We received over a foot of rain last week!) (Hickory, our 16 year old partially blind gal, gets...