Sunday, September 27, 2009

Quick trip

We took a quick trip up on Friday to get the yard mowed before the rains started. And, guess what? We have the first signs of fall!



And sometime during the past week, we've had a mystery visitor on our deck...probably a possum or raccoon!

Thursday, September 3, 2009

First hint of fall...

This past weekend was fabulous! We had our first hint of fall weather on Saturday evening after a beautiful sunny and clear day. Saturday evening we had a visit from our local group of turkeys. There are 3 broods, with 22 that we counted. They are getting so big that you can't tell the little ones from the big ones anymore! We're surprised that that many have survived the summer....
We watched the storms roll by on Friday night... I took another "nature hike" on Saturday, and found this Hickory Tussock Caterpillar munching on my blackberries - I decided it was alright to share with him!


The pine cones on our trees are oozing lots of sap, but they haven't started to open yet...
I also did a little cooking over the weekend - I made Jalapeno poppers. I was drying them here, but I think they look like little green army men (anyone remember those?)

I also dried our latest crop of romas...

As far as the house goes, I got a new shower curtain for the hall bathroom...

This is a chair that my friend Rilla gave us a while back - it's in our bedroom...

We moved the old glider out of the barn and onto the side porch...

And last, but certainly not least, we painted the den and dining room. It's kind of a medium sage green...