Every season has its own smells, spring is fresh turned earth and green growing things; summer is flowers and spruce tree sap and the rolling dust from the gravel roads; winter is the smell of the hay as I toss it out for the horses and the crispness of the air but fall has its own unique scent- the dampness of the leaves on the ground as the frost on them melts, the harvested fields with their freshly rolled bales.
We finally have colorful sunsets again too.
A quick shower last night graced us momentarily with a rainbow.
We are pretty much prepared for winter. The hay is in, the gardens are harvested and put to bed, the water hoses are rolled up and stored away, the vehicles are winterized and the lawn mower is tucked away in the Quonset.
I had one last barnyard chore to do, mucking out the mare shelter.
I had the quality control inspector supervising....
I think you can call that a close inspection! Oh Velvet! Such a funny horse, she needs to be right in the thick of things.
The new windows are in too, and the timing was perfect- there were very few flies hanging around thanks to the snow (yes we had snow that lasted only a couple days) and frost of the last 2 weeks; the two guys who did the installation were very good and hard working and did excellent work.
The one large window in the living room is now 3 panes instead of one, a much more architectural look and easier to clean!
And yes, there is suet in the bird feeder, we have winterized for the birds too, making the downy woodpeckers, nuthatches and blue jays happy.
We are ready, but I hope the real snow holds off until December!
