Hello!
It's
hard to believe that Thanksgiving is almost here once more, although the signs
are everywhere. Most of the leaves have
fallen off of the trees leaving them barren while one crunches them underfoot.
There is sound of acorns hitting metal roofs as high above me Canadian geese
honk their way south- some of them over wintering here in the mountains. Frosts, cold days, and chilly gusty winds
have arrived so I've been toting wood and keeping my wood-stove going when the
temperature drops. The garden that just a short few weeks before brimmed with
buzzing bees and colorful butterflies fluttering around now is mostly silent as
I pick the last seeds to store for next year sad to see the once vibrant
growing plants now bent and withered. The hummingbirds have gone along with
most of the summer birds migrating to warmer areas, but there is no time to
slack off.
I've
dried apples and canned apple pie filling- did I say I was finished canning???-
harvested more lemon mint before its gone drying it for tea, given a coat of
paint to my outdoor swings & benches, and painted my dining room
chairs. This autumn I decided to finish
lining my paths in the woods and around the fence (something I've been working
on for a couple of years now) with fallen small dead trees and logs to make it easier to keep the paths cleared
transplanting ferns and spring bulbs here and there. As usual my brainstorm
leaves me wondering if I've bitten off more than I can chew. It's been quite
the project with lots of work- I keep telling myself it IS the last big project
I shall undertake- but it will be beautiful when completed. Then when I'm retired I can do nothing all
day but walk around in my woods- ha!
I've
also added more straw in the duck, hen, and dog house and put leaves in the
pens so all the animals will stay warm and cozy. Thankfully the outside water
hasn't frozen yet. Dwight trimmed the outside of the French doors we replaced
last year (that has been an eyesore to me) so I've started caulking all the
cracks and painting on it. I hope to get it finished this week before it gets
any colder.
Thanksgiving
is all about focusing on being thankful and I have plenty to be thankful for.
This year I'm focusing on being thankful for items often not noticed and
considered small like thick soft slippers to wear on cold days, a warm bed to
sleep in, heavy winter jackets, etc.- items that many in this world are not
fortunate to have and adds comfort daily. We are so blessed in many ways. I'm
glad that in this world where one doesn't know what will happen next between
election results, severe storms, wild fires, power outages, etc, we have a
Heavenly Father who is still in control.
Meanwhile
have a blessed Thanksgiving surrounded by family and friends!
Dorcas
