Random Shots

Our garden shed/chicken coop all ready for winter

I headed out the door with my camera one morning

this past week to get a few pictures

before the predicted frost hit.

This is WAY too early...

we should have a few weeks before

we get hit with frost! 

Last year at this time I was still picking

tomatoes and did so well into 

November.

We got the coop all closed up

meaning we closed all the 

'window's' and what I call

air flaps screwed shut.

At least that will

help keep 

the

chickens 

warm and cozy

when the winter winds howl.

You can see the 'air flaps' just under the roof line. That little hole is for the cats

This building is also where our barn

cats spend the winter months.

Well at least two of them

will be in there.

Olly

has made 

it very clear that

he's going to be spending

the winter inside the house near the wood stove.

Lizzy and Henry 

have a nice warm bed nestled

in the straw to keep them

cozy during the cold winter nights.

This is our 'work horse'.

We've been planting a few trees

around the farm to add some color

and this machine is a real back saver. 

We planted two Autumn Blaze Maples

and an Eastern Red Bud.

One day this baby will dig

us a pond.

This pile of rocks is my treasure.

Most of it came from the foundation of 

our old barn that burned down 

over a year ago.

I still miss that old BARN.

Henry and the rest of the critters

came with me as I walked around

the farm snapping photo's.

Socrates our scare crow has seen better days.

The only thing he was guarding that day

was the tomato plants which was

a complete waste of his time. 

The tomato plants grew HUGE but they never

even produced one nice big Brandywine

for a sandwich all summer.

The 'cherry tomatoes' 

did better but still didn't give us 

many ripe ones at first and then for

some reason (probably because the 100 degree

temperatures ended) started producing again.

If it hadn't been for them tomato season

would have been a complete flop!

The last of the Orangello watermelons.

They really didn't do much this year

because of the heat either.

Our Lilac Lane is a little greener after only 

and inch and a half of rain and cooler temperatures.

This is where I 'while away' my time

with a magazine and an iced tea.

The Mum's are looking good

and Henry thinks so too.

More Mum's on the back porch

with Sedum bringing up the rear.

Henry just had to get in the last shot for the morning.

Since these photo's were taken we've had a 

light frost. The tomato plants tips got hit

and a few of the herbs and my gourd vines

but everything else looks OK.

Funny thing is the temperatures have gone

back up and we will be enjoying

80 and 85 degree temperatures 

for the next couple of days!

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