As October is winding down, I am finally catching a moment to provide a small update on this year. I'm not going to write much about it because I wouldn't even know where to begin at this point, but we are well and grateful for the beautiful fall days we have been having. The amanitas and mushrooms everywhere have just started to pop up (a bit early this year) and we have been loving our walks in the misty weather with so many tiny (and some not so tiny) wonders all around. I'll share a somewhat random selection of images from the past 10 months. We do plan to be selling Christmas trees again this year, but I will provide another update on that when the time gets closer. For now, I hope you enjoy these unordered glimpses of 2023 at our farm.
Despite his smile, Al is never pleased about snow.
The dogs, however, are very pleased about the snow. As are we humans.
First crocus of the year.
Trillium in the woods:
Spring rainbow:
Pink sunset:
A chilly dragonfly catching some sun:
It flew away after it got warm enough:
This cricket hung out by our house for a few days this fall:
Fall harvest:
Funky mushrooms on a log:
A tiny white parasol of a mushroom:
We had lots of mantises this summer:
One of the family of deer that have been enjoying our apples this fall:
A summer harvest:
More beautiful bounty from the garden:
Hello snake:
Feeling lucky:
Foxglove, beautiful and poisonous:
Poppy hanging out with Boo:
Our pack:
Another bit of luck:
We have mushrooms everwhere right now:
Another moment with a snake:
Two moments, apparently:
The three dogs tracing a black line through the dense green on the forest floor in spring:
It was a lucky year, and apparently we had botanical support with that:
Mama Piper and Poppy:
They look so similar:
The amanitas have really started popping up in force this week:
