Getting Colder

We woke up to a very chilly 28 degrees this morning...

good thing Bob stocked up on wood pellets yesterday!!

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Seeing QUADRUPLE????

First glance at the pond this morning.....

made me do a double take!!

Swanee had some visitors!

Who is the BRAVEST Chicken of All???

Bob stores LOTS if empty flower pots in part of the chicken coop.

We now have two hens laying, but one of them has decided

that instead of the nesting boxes she would rather lay her eggs

in a flower pot -- a flower pot that is waaay in the back and we can't get at. 

So this morning I took out the removable block instead of opening the door

 - we can now keep them out of the storage area...

just as soon as they learn the new "route"!

It was pretty scary having that hole appear in the wall,

 they needed a bit of coaxing to come out.

Autumn

I LOVE this time of year!

The rides in the country to see the colors...

All the Pumpkins & Gourds & Squash

OH MY!!

We came upon a place that had pumpkins & gourds & squash

for a pretty good price, so we bought some...

THEN we came upon a place that had all of the above

for a VERY, VERY good price...

So we bought some more!

Pie pumpkins & apple gourd

I think this is the 3rd year we have not planted any pumpkins,

last year we sold a couple bushel of mini pumpkins that came up

from the previous years rejects in our garden, 

I was pleasantly surprised when Bob discovered

 3 little white pumpkins near the mulch pile in the garden.

We bought LOTS of squash..

butternut, buttercup, acorn, spaghetti,

and a couple varieties of  kabocha

which we have never tried...

Last night, I cooked up several butternut (for the freezer)

and a spaghetti, that we ate for supper (gooood)

I am saving seeds.....

next year I hope to grow PLENTY of

Pumpkins & Gourds & Squash of my own...

OH MY !!!

Ludington State Park

We have been to Ludington many times,

but this was our first visit to the State Park.

It was very pretty - a great place for a nice long walk

When we left the park, we pulled over along the road

and walked to the water