A Fine Fall Day

Gallo has found a new home with a flock of girls to call his own. He leaves today. I decided to get a couple last pics of him and the ram lambs I still have for sale, as well as some of Dulcie now that she doesn't have to wear her "bug armor".

I have to say that the lighting that clouds bring makes for some gorgeous colors, and the crispness in the air makes for some perky animals. :)

The Serama trio were out looking for some tasty morsels, they get real excited when I turn over any pans that have been sitting there for awhile....I kind of feel bad for the earthworms though....

The ducks, being Call Ducks, follow me around and loudly insist on me feeding them. Trying to explain that I was only out to take pictures didn't seem to console them much.....

Anytime the ducks mention food, the peacocks show up.......
FOOD? Did someone mention food???Dulcie, being the more camera shy, was the loser in this race.....:)

Once the hay is down, everyone is all business....
One last pic of Gallo.....
"HEY LADY! knock it off with the camera already!!!"

Two of my four Shetland ram lambs remaining still looking for a home.....

I'll finish this post with some shots of Dulcie enjoying the morning......

Can't see the forest for the trees......

I can't tell you how many times I am surprised by new things....you'd think after almost 51 years....

It took a rockhounding foray down the road from where I live to discover some hidden beauty practically right next door. This is literally less than 10 miles from my house. I have lived at this house for over 13 years and had no idea!

My friends and I were looking for quartz crystals, fossils and jasper nuggets. Found a little bit of everything but what we found was something more precious than all of the finds put together!

On the road to the places we looked for the rocks are two bridges that go over creeks that feed into the Skykomish river. They run through lava tubes and over lava rock.

Through time and erosion the water has created some beautiful scenes. Following are some of the pics I took, I hope you enjoy them. :)

Another beautiful Fall Day

I told you that I would probably do more than one Fall post! :) This morning I woke up to a fog filled valley. The fog always reminds me of a big pond or the ocean.


I decided to take a drive to a local farm and pick up some fresh corn while it's still available and some fresh pressed Apple cider. It's an older farm, I can't remember the family name at this moment, but it's know as Bob's Corn by most everyone. They have Burma Shave type signs leading up to it from all directions.


I took a couple pics of the farmhouse, which I always thought had so much character. I was hoping you'd be able to see the smoke coming from the chimney but it didn't want to cooperate. It definitely feels like Fall!

I also took a couple of pics of some of their pumpkins. Love that orange color! :)



I then pulled over on the way home along the road that goes to our home. The Skykomish River was lazily meandering along the road and I love seeing it. There also were some beautiful ferns growing up the bark of the trees on the side of the road....





Lastly, I decided to take some pics of more of the Fall color happening around the homestead. Smoke tree, Katsura trees, and Japanese maples, there can NEVER be too much Fall color! :)








I definitely savor every Fall moment!