A Fall Afternoon

This is what it looks like from my front yard.  There’s nothing growing, and my animals huddle in the barnyard.  The cows on the back field belong to the neighbor.

It’s hard to get everything done in the evenings now.  It will be like this until mid-January.  Luckily I have ten days of winter break during some of those shortest days, but right now it’s a rush.  Are you struggling to get everything packed into the fewer hours of daylight?

A bit of good news!  My camera is on it’s way home from its cleaning.

I also wanted to share that my goat, Millie, is hosting a giveaway on her blog.  She is giving away two bars of goat’s milk soap.  You can click HERE to check it out and enter.

Linking to Friday’s Fences, Farmgirl Friday, Skywatch Friday and Thursday’s Favorite Things.

Nurture Photography Finale

Tonight is the fall finale for Nurture Photography.  I’m not sure what that means for a theme, but I’m going to share some scenes from the farm tonight.  Of course, chores are my first priority when I get home.  This one is SOOC except for the border and watermark.

I get a lot of opportunities for that last bit of golden light.  Okay, not really.  By the time I get home it’s too late to take any pictures, but on Fridays I get to leave a bit early, so there’s some light.  My dear Cutie Pie is enjoying the hay.  She has really started walking a bit rough.  I think it’s arthritis.  Poor girl.  Any ideas on how to help an arthritic goat feel better?

Cutie and Vixen

The llama was almost too late coming in from pasture to get any food.

Don’t worry.  He did get up here in time to have some hay.

I’m still using my old camera.  I got a call today that they’ve ordered a part to fix my new camera, and it will be to them in ten to fourteen days.  Yikes!  I might have to call and ask to talk to my dear camera and tell it how much I love and miss it.  (Sniff, sniff)

The mallow I’ve enjoyed all fall has finally succumbed to the cold.

It still makes for a nice picture.

I hope you enjoy the little bit of fall that remains.  Be sure to visit Nurture Photography.

I’m also linking to Farm Fun Friday, Show and Tell Friday, Farm Photo Friday, Skywatch Friday, and Camera Critters.

Not So Red Foliage

This week for Nurture Photography we were given the topic red/foliage.  Well, we had great foliage earlier this fall, but not much red. Any red leaves seem to fall to the ground as soon as they got pretty.

With our recent rain, it seems almost all the trees’ leaves have fallen.

I always think it looks weird when there’s bright green on the undergrowth when the trees are bare.

Still there’s a little bit of foliage out there.

Some of the brightest colors right now, can be seen in the asparagus bed.

I think we’re about done with fall’s beauty.

Linking to Nurture Photography and Farm Photo Friday.