little sparrow mountain

My Maple trees are super orange this year. From what I researched, which is minimal, it is that we had warm days followed by cool nights and it happened early this year. It is certainly the best color ever.

WHOA slow down!!!!!!!! It has been almost 2 months since I posted anything. In my defense it is the busiest time of year. Woodshed  needs to  be filled fridge and freezer needs filling. To slow us down this year 3 major appliances went out within a week of each other. We just got back on track replacing them. We had great success with Spaghetti Squash this year......we are doing those babies again next year. I love it with Kielbasa. This was our first year trying to grow GIANT pumpkins....we learned a lot! Next year bigger and better. This odd shaped one was the biggest and it fell off the vine too early. Carrots went crazy this year, plenty for the freezer. This was part of the harvest. We decided more potatoes next year including russets and reds. Haven picked her pumpkin from Siemers farm. She wanted one she could carry.

There are so many things going on outside since my last post out walking quite often wood wood    pinecones everywhere Zinnias tansy, the noxious weed I love Spaghetti squash success this year! Giant pumpkins we hope! raspberries....5 lbs in the freezer the biggest pumpkin so far Lauren's purple poppy  Perennial Foxglove come up every year

and boy it is hot...we are worried about the broccolli bolting and the tomatoes have been stunted but the wildflowers have been wonderful!