Its the first day of a new month and it is the turning of the wheel, its that switch from late summer to true fall, its the changing of the daylight savings so we will turn the clocks back by a hour and we will wake in the dark and go to sleep early in the dark.

Come on in, sit for a bit, have a hot cuppa, its a friday ramble at the kitchen table.. where i talk about anything and everything and or nothing at all lol

Time for heat bulbs and extra lighting for the laying hen flock, time for cool crisp morning, i saw my breath the other morning, the wonderful time when the bugs are almost all gone, just the horrid Asian Beetles and moths. I have cleaned out and killed over a thousand of those mock ladybugs and i am sure to do the same in the coming weeks, hundreds of acres of soybean crops around me this year meant that they were sure to come to the farm and the house by the thousands seeking winter sleeping spot..

Yesterday was summer glorious, the hottest Halloween locally on record, it was sunny, with a warm wind over 20c, Dear Hubby worked in the yards and gardens without a shirt on oct 31st, that just be crazy! Amazing for the trick and treaters and for garden puttering, the day before we had a big thunder and lightening rain storm and it poured for hours, topping up the main pond and putting back water into the catchments and so on.

That rain was a very good thing indeed as we have had dry October when it comes to rain for the winter settling in and down for the trees and bushes and so on. The sheltered micro climate phlox has still been putting out blooms and fresh flowers came in yesterday smelling so heavenly.

Still yesterday was the day to open the big taps on the 300 gallon water tubs and tip the water barrels over for drainage. The propane company surprised me by coming and topping up our tanks early if you ask me, we still had 40% in them but whatever they are topped up now, and the price per liter will only rise as it gets colder so i don’t really mind.

What is on the plans for November?

Cutting, splitting and stacking wood, Garden clean up and winter bed prep, barn clean outs, Yard clean ups, taking down the old red shed, canning, there are some fine looking duck drakes that need to be sent to freezer camp. Horse feet that need to be trimmed and maybe even a vet booking in to check and see if teeth need to be done.

We are getting in a big bin for all the stuff from the old red shed to be hauled away, along with any other bits and bobs. I have booked some work days with Miss R officially to help with this. Remmi is booked to be altered this month, its time. We both have a number of medical tests coming up this month and ideally we will get results soon afterwards.

Its time to renew my outdoor card and my fishing license. There is still time for some late fall fishing before things start to freeze up and i might even do a bit of ice fishing this winter you never know LOL

The birds are happy, each day for about a week, the blue jays would fly out of the woods, check all the spots that normally have winter feeders and then would fly to the big tree close to the house and scream at me, if i went to see the fuss, they would fly over to their favorite spot and hop to the big branch and look at me LOL.. while i didn’t think they needed the feeders out yet, they clear did not agree.. Then i started seeing little birds peeking out of the willows each time i would head out in the morning, little wings would flutter and bright eyes would look at me hopefully.

So three feeders are now up with BOSS, they will need to wait a bit and soon i will get the mix blends up and more feeders lol and the peanuts and suit blocks and balls and so on

Winter is coming, lots to do yet before the snow fly’s

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