Last Call for the Fishes

Last call for these guys to eat before the winter.

I Got One!!!!

I want so badly to do harm to this little guy who got on the back porch, but I took the high road.

Squirrels are Evil

These squirrels around here are ruthless. They have killed all the bird feeders at least once, killed our pumpkins, and are just plain ridiculous. I want to kill them but feel bad doing any harm. I guess I will just have to outsmart them.

Mum is the word...

You know it

Apple Pickin'

Fall is a great time to pick apples - much better than all the other seasons! We went to a place in Bethel, CT last weekend and got our fill of Jonagold's. It was a little expensive ($10 for a small bag). I still like Green Acre Farms in Greece, NY better, since there you drive in and they just weigh your own bags full on the way out for much cheaper. But either way apple picking is still the bomb! Here is the photo-documentation of that event. It was fun except really muggy and sticky outside, and the skeeters were insane that day. We got bitten all over our arms and heads. But, alas, we now are working on eating the big bowl of apples on the kitchen table. The sweet, crispy taste of victory...