It Does Feel Like Fall

It was a busy week and the

fall weather is here.

Cool, rainy ~ I am trying

to adapt.

Halloween morning there was

rain, some slush and even a

dusting of snow.

Carving Pumpkins

Sunday afternoon carving

pumpkins! 

The boys had their plan and really didn't

need much help.  (the youngest Grand

#7 was taking a nap and did his

later).

lots of pumpkin goo

the little carving knives are

sure handy 

and make it so much easier

for the kids to do the cutting

themselves.

And done!   They turned out so cute!

Happy Halloween Week!

Busy Weekend

We had a hard frost Friday morning.

So more work to do, to finish

getting ready for the winter.

It was time to clean up the zinnia

plants.  I capture the seeds to keep

for the winter and to replant.  This

was the first year I tried this and it

worked out really well so that

is the plan for next spring for seeds.

Visited the aunts who were

gathered and working on a big

family project.

I visited and helped with some

modge podging.   It was fun to

see everybody.  (they are busy

making a family game which

involves a picture of everybody

in the family).   :)  

With the forecast calling for cooler

temps, the strawberries were put

to bed.  This was will be the 3rd

year using this ag fabric.  So far

so good.   This year instead of logs

all the way around, I am using the

garden stakes (we will see how it

holds up through the winter).

I decided to cover the peonies up

also instead of using straw.

Hopefully this works, the straw is

kinda messy and doesn't help with

the weeds.

More items coming off the list.

The garden is now ready for the

winters' sleep.

Horses & Mister Jack

We have started feeding hay more

steady now to the horses.   The

weather is getting sometimes

frosty at night.

Still covering the pumpkins

and the mum plant.

Mister Jack (the kitten) is really growing

and I am finally seeing him do

some hunting. 

I think ol' cat, Mitts, gets a little

irritated with him.  :)

One day during work, he was pretty

entertaining in the tree/bush right

out my window. 

I have seen him with some prize

mice but this day the birds were

picking on him.  :)   he wasn't

successful and that is ok.

Picking Mushrooms

I noticed we had mushrooms

growing in the yard ~ a lot of

mushrooms.

A family member had a friend last year

whose dog got deathly sick and after

some time it was determined from 

eating mushrooms. (the dog survived).

  So I was off to

do some research...

Good ol' google said they appear to be a 

"Blewit", they grow on decaying matter

such as leaves, pine needles and rotting wood.

It further said, if a dog eats a blewit or any

wild mushroom it should be treated as

an emergency. 

We have had one or two mushrooms show

up in the yard at times and I haven't worried

about it but there was quite a few all over our

main yard and where the dogs would be

tied.

For removal, it was suggested to pull

the mushroom (getting all of it), put in

a bag and discard to the garbage.

You don't want the spores to get 

spread area. 

Interesting for sure, better safe

than sorry.

Tamaracks

 The tamaracks are changing...

turning golden.

This happens to be right on our road.

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Painting completed and we

have some red, white and blue!

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We had our first true fall day this

week = rainy, gloomy and

very windy!

Looking forward to the sunshine

the next few days.

Another Weekend

 of wrapping things up for

winter.

Checked a few more things off

of the list ~ that is always a 

good feeling!

Also removed Mom and Dad's air

conditioner.  No more a/c until

next year.

Our fields are back to dirt.

I have made what might be the last

drive up in the woods before

hunting begins.

It is peaceful and calm ~ and

good for a person.

We made a Sunday visit, here

Hubby is showing some drone

footage of the corn harvest

to his dad (that big equipment).

Another good fall weekend.

Flower Color in October

Been a pretty fallish gloomy week,

so enjoy some October color.

This weekend will be time to clean up

some more plants, little by little

they are done for the season.

 

Projects While Weather is Gloomy

This pumpkin decor needed some

updating.... 

I removed the raffia bow and

gave it some new paint.

The wooden flag that we have had

since gosh I don't remember, the

kids were in school.

I purchased it from our neighbor,

Heidi's, craft sale one year.

The blue will be finished and then

I will have to add a coat of

sealant once it warms up.

Corn Harvest 2025

The corn harvest, in our fields, is now done.

Most of it was done on Monday, of course,

we had to watch and take some pictures.

They worked after dark...

and then finished the last of it this morning.

Fall Harvest 2025

Corn Harvest 2025

Today, they started to harvest the corn

across the road from our place.

It is the hum of machinery and semis

moving slow on the road.  And some dust.

Our fields will be next, we will once again

be able to see across the field.

I took a drive around to get some  pictures of the

cornfields (this is only the 2nd time we have

had corn in our fields).  

The corn with the Smoky Hills in the

background.

The corn and the pathways.