Fall Begins This Week

Monday, September 20, 2021
Hello friends,
As I write this, I am waiting to shut in the chickens even though it has been dark for at least 20 minutes. It is raining rather hard and I’m not fond of going out in the lightening. I’ll take a break and go do that as soon as the rain takes a break. I’m thankful for this nice rain though. It seems like we get a nice shower just when you think it’s getting a little dry. I’m back. Looks like a little over an inch in the rain gauge……
Fall begins this week, and I’m ready for it to cool off. The barn lights are on an automatic timer, and we are going to have to set it to come on earlier as it’s already dark by the time we are finished with chores. I’m picking a few of the meager apple crop for this year. I suppose I get a break from putting up so many, but I sure hate to share with the deer. That’s something else we have to figure out. Janie is due to have her calf by next Monday, so we’ll see. Then one more lactation vacation for Trixie and we’ll have everyone ready to calve for the year…..