Aaron cut down the top of one of our trees for our Christmas tree.

We put it in our living room on a table to make it more manageable -- to decorate, water, etc.

We moved our hammock and outdoor furniture indoors so that they won't get snowed on. Aaron looks good as a woods man!

Naps in the hammock are wonderful!

First Snow!

First Snow of the season... we had +2 inches that stayed for a few days then melted and/or was washed away by rain. This picture is of the backyard where Aaron had been working on a large, fallen tree that is now firewood. The logs in the picture is an older log, once in tact, is now being prepped for either lining our trail or more firewood.

Aaron has cut down some smaller trees that will sit and dry out for a season so that we can use them next year for firewood. There is a space we want to eventually clear away so he is slowly taking the trees down for firewood because oil to heat our furnace is now +$3/gallon and bit too pricey to use as the sole means of heat for the entire winter.

Fall Harvest

We planted red potatoes and white but the red ones were the best. Next year I am going to plant more!

Fall Cleanup

We've been chopping wood for the coming winter while watching the World Series. Go Sox! It's much easier when you have a working chain saw. The man of the house is showing off his working chain saw while celebrating in his sawing accomplishments of the weekend.

In the meantime, we are preparing for winter. The Old Farmer's Almanac predicts snow in November/December and it's just around the corner. There are so many outdoor projects to be completed before we proceed with indoor projects. First and foremost, wood for heating.

When I woke up this morning I realized I had taken pictures of blooming wildflowers just in time. Last night's temperatures were below freezing! The extra large water dish, full of water, froze solid and has stayed that way all day.

Fall is here!

Fall is in full swing! Our temperatures have fluctuated from record highs for this time of the year back down to the normal lows in the 40's and highs in the 50's/60's. Aaron was able to chop and haul out most of the remnants of the tree that had fallen earlier this year. It's yielded at least a cord of wood or so. He is working his way through the pile, splitting and stacking for winter. Snow is predicted for November/December with the lowest temperatures in January -- just in time for our bundle of joy to arrive! Eeek!

Wildflowers

Goldenrod is all over our property.
We're not sure if we're allergic to it but we've decided selectively let it grow. It is really pretty in the wildflower garden with the Asters and other flowers that haven't bloomed but hopefully will soon.





Lot of these flowers have come up and some have bloomed. We spread wildflower seeds but I haven't specifically identified this one yet. They are all coming up pink/purple. It's beautiful against the green and goldenrod.






This isn't a wildflower but a mint type of plant that has grown and rapidly spread on the east side of our front stair case. It receives full sun and well drained soil. The blooms are clusters of purple. We think this might be Catmint. I remember planting some and know that none of our mint survived to become seedlings so that we could transplant them. It think we bought a few of these plants at a nursery because our original mint did not survive. I'm not 100% sure on the identification of this plant.

Moose on the Loose