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Fortunately, this weekend has somewhat made up for the indignities of last week (see post of mammography)…

It must be fall:

• Honey crisp apples were available at The Apple Shed, along with fresh donuts, cider, and those dried bunches of indian corn to hang on your front door
• Red (rooster) is finally getting pretty feathers again after getting them all plucked out by our insane hens all last winter
• Lots of things to burn…especially after the clearing we’ve paid Mike Means to do. Rather alarmingly a lot, as Pee found out after lighting one huge pile on fire and having to tromp through the pine trees stomping on little smoldering spots started by floating leaf ash. But the wood smoke added tremendously to the general atmosphere of fall. Along with what must’ve been a large amount of carbon. :}
• Dark chocolate peppermint Starbucks Frappuccinos in bottles (whoot!), a seasonal flavor
• bright blue skies
• slight coloring on the trees, although they’re pretty crispy from the drought conditions this summer
• a new batch of easter pullets almost ready to start laying…just wish they’d hang out someplace other than the barn for now (poop machines)

We would’ve liked lower temperatures (60s F would have been nice), but otherwise, not bad.

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