Yesterday's Moments

That time is almost here...
I can feel it in the nighttime air!
Autumn, with all of it's sights and sounds and smells looms just around the corner.


And yet...
 yesterday gave us a taste of summer...
a taste we have yet to savor,
with it's ninety degree days... heat...humidity...cicadas humming.


Each morning, now, I awaken before the sun and am greeted
by the fog so typical of September.
At the barn, feeding animals... I hear the growl of the school bus coming down the road...
7:19 sharp...
every morning.

The blackbirds and grackles have begun flocking and are often sitting on the power lines...
I suppose contemplating and discussing their upcoming trip to warmer climes.

(two bales of the hay that came off of our field...will be used for wedding photo-ops...but not to feed our critters)
The grass remains green (so unusual for this time of year),
but some of the trees have started letting go of their leaves.


Apples fill the orchard... ripe, juicy, and big!


I need to pick this harvest and use them up,


until we have had our fill of pies and sauces and cobblers and such.


I am sure you have figured out by now that Ginger and MaryAnn love apples!
Thank goodness we have so many... the horses love them, too!

Evening comes a little earlier every night.
Before long evenings will be spent in front of toasty fires, wrapped in afghans.
Sweaters, soups, wool socks and comfort food await us in the not too distant future.
And while we warm our selves by the fire, the critters will be back
beneath their heat lamps.

(Ivanka, enjoying her nightly rub-down)
And though it will be sad to say goodbye to summer...
especially a summer that never really appeared,
Autumn is the most wonderful time of the year.

Comments

jaz@octoberfarm said…
i am more than ready for fall. i have had it with these hot sticky days. give me autumn. i just read that we are going to have a cold snowy winter...yay!!!
daisy g said…
I couldn't agree more, it is so welcome after the heat of the summer. I'd love for you to share this outdoor post on this week's Maple Hill Hop!
Lynne said…
I liked this . . . and the billowy cloud formation was yummy!
The winding down and fall in the air is such a favorite of mine . . .
Liked seeing you wearing one of your own bracelets . . .
I love mine!
This N That said…
Although all seasons have their positive aspects, fall is the best. Lovely post today Beverly very introspective. One of your many gifts. I hope you had a nice anniversary day.xxxooo
Junebug said…
Even with our ninety degrees during the day our mornings are Fall like. 57 right now and the sun is just coming up - beautiful. Your cloud picture is a framer! Nothing goes better then Fall and apples. Yes, I can see the soups coming soon! Enjoy your day, Hugs!!
Anonymous said…
I did notice that your chickens have scaly leg mites. There is a medicine for that.