The Colors of Fall

I love the colors of fall. The reds and golds are so rich and stand out beautifully against the bright blue sky. That is, on a cloudless day.


Most of the leaves have dropped off these golden trees....



...making a golden carpet for "Turkeys on Parade"!

Early Playdate

My bed sits under a window that overlooks a little field.
My living room window faces the opposite direction and looks sees a winding mountain path...okay, it's really a little road that heads up the hill to some other houses, but it's tiny and winds through the trees.

This morning I woke up and looked out my bedroom window. There, just at the bottom of the stairs, is Mama Deer. She was nibbling on some grass. From behind the house, her two babies came running, and they headed north across the field.

I slid my feet into my slippers and headed down the stairs to the living room and as I did, I look out the window, as I do every morning. Standing in the middle of the "mountain path" were Mama and 2 baby deer. I actually did a double take and looked out my bedroom window again - I could see Mama and 2 babies heading north. Again I looked out the living room window. Mama and 2 babies heading up the "path".

All this time I thought Mama and the babies were just confused and heading back from where they came from. Nope, it's an early morning play date for the little ones at my house! They were just heading back home.

It's Going to Rain

Okay, well, it's been raining off and on all night, so to wake up thinking it's going to rain is no big deal at this point.

The funniest thing - maybe not really funny, but I find it interesting at least, is that any time it is raining or going to rain, I see that white turkey. I assume that it's out and about mostly during the rain because it knows that it has more cover and that the recreational hunters won't bother to be outside - oh no, they might get wet! I'm sure a serious hunter would brave any of the elements to catch their prize.

Anyway, this white turkey comes out when it's dark and rainy. It follows another larger turkey that also looks strange - do turkeys have fluffy feathers on their necks?? The white one is getting bigger, so I'm pretty sure it is the offspring, but it's always the two of them wandering through.

I saw the white turkey again this morning and now it's raining. That turkey is a better weather forecaster than the weather girl on tv!

Alvin Simon and Theodore

Alvin the Chipmunk popped up while hubby was splitting firewood. Or is it Simon or Theodore?

Either way, he's so cute!