A cold windy autumn day with occasional rain showers. Trees are in full show right now. Poplar and birch are golden yellows. Maples are brilliant red. The Sawtooth Mountains stand in full glory over the dark blues of the windswept Lake Superior.
We're busy getting the homestead ready for winter. I've bucked most of the wood. Now I just have a pile to split and stack. About 2 cords are already stacked.
We installed the hand pump on our well this weekend. Installed a bathroom door. Replaced our sheetrock countertops with butcher block.
The growing season is over. The buckwheat has been tilled back into the garden. We've been boosting the compost with greens from the garden.
Hawks and eagles are in the air. Yesterday our morning drive into town was greeted by an immature Bald Eagle flying low over the Devils Track River gorge. About 50 black birds were on the road a couple of evenings ago. There was no obvious road kill around. Bears are in season and in need of life giving calories. A skunk has taken up residence in our neighbors culvert. We're hesitant to bring the dog down there. Despite an open small game season a grouse has been lingering close to the house.
The brisk evenings are spent reading with Poplar popping in the woodstove...
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