Frost on the Pumpkin

Frost on the Pumpkin
Now I understand just what that means. There was frost on the pumpkin quite literally this morning.  Another sign that autumn has arrived.  The rain that lasted 9 days straight left and has brought cool weather to us.  The wind has picked up and the air is crisp.  The squashes, apples, and cranberries are coming to the farmer’s markets fresh from the fields.  The squirrels have started changing form their summer Lite grey coats to their dark grey or rusty red.  The rain and cool has made the iris think it spring and they have started growing again.  The holly tree on the front yard has a nice array of bright red berries and is full of birds flying between it and the feeder.  The deer are in “rut” season and now the drive to and from work I have to be much more careful as they like to cross the road without notice.  Unfortunately this means several dead deer on the roadside. Saw my first porcupine walking along side the road on the way home last week, just a few miles from home.  He was a lot larger then I thought he would be.  The maple in the backyard has begun to turn yellow and the leaves are falling slowly, but as the wind picks up I expect that to change quickly.  Now the sun is going down, there is a fire roaring in the fireplace and hot mocha coffee with a shot of Irish cream by my side.  The cats are crashed in the front bay windows watching the final feedings of the day.  In the next few weeks I’ll try to get out and take pictures of the area and wildlife and post.  I’ll be striving to post more personal notes to the site.  So that’s all for now…  l8rs all