A cold, grey week with an Easterly flow of high winds, chilling temperatures, and drizzle to downpours. The bunnies huddled in their hutches and the chickens nestled together. Squash and pumpkin stems firmed up for the cutting and curing process. When they did go out, the chickens managed to “dig up” potatoes for Rich as [...]
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This, Too, Is October
Posted in fall, October, rain on October 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
"October"
Posted in Autumn, October, Yearning on October 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
“O hushed October morning mild,Thy leaves have ripened to the fall;Tomorrow’s wind, if it be wild,Should waste them all.The crows above the forest call;Tomorrow they may form and go.O hushed October morning mild,Begin the hours of this day slow.Make the day seem to us less brief.Hearts not averse to being beguiled,Beguile us in the way [...]
Quintessential October
Posted in October on October 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Our fall has been ever so mild with long strings of days basking in high pressure – clear skies, calm winds, cool temperatures. Leaves change each day. The oaks are lovely with clusters of tan leaves sprinked among the fading green. Intermittantly, we enjoy a rainy day. Last year and this parallel each other – [...]




