A Sleepy Day

The brightest past of yesterday was the brief sunrise that happened as we were taking the horses up to the pasture.  

If we had been five minutes later, we would have missed the sun altogether.

It briefly bid us "Good morning!" 

and then disappeared behind clouds for the rest of the day.

On days like this, everyone is a little sleepy.  There's not a whole lot of activity around the barn.

I thought you might get a kick out of seeing our hay barn.... and all of the kitty beds there.  Chubby Gus spends most of his day snoozing in the hayloft - after having come downstairs in the morning for breakfast.

I think we have enough cozy choices for these spoiled barn kitties - and there are a couple more downstairs in the main section of the barn.

Lately, Moll likes to sit on the heat mat on which our kale is growing in the greenhouse.  Maybe we should provide heating pads instead of heat lamps for the winter!

After a trip to the barn for breakfast, Bobby curled up on his bed in the garage for a snooze.

I stopped in the garden to pick saffron.  Many of the crocus have bloomed this past week.

Next to the crocus, I noticed this violet plant with its seed pod.

The seeds look like a bunch of grapes, but in actuality are the size of a pencil point.

The grey skies made it the perfect day for a sewing project.  One of the kids had sent me a photo of a bag similar to these, and suggested that maybe I could make one.  So, I gave it a try... twice.  The zipper on the front  (lined) leather flap opens as a pocket.  Drafting the pattern for this was a fun project.

Autumn in fairyland....