Misc Stuff a/o 10/17

Catching up after about 3 weeks away, here's some random things that I have accumulated.

Last time I was out, I finished up the pumpkin harvest.  I also grew gourds and squash this year.

Some of them made in into my Expedition but there were way too many. Joan asked some friends with a truck to come out and haul the rest. They wisely left the ones that were starting to rot.


Our granddaughter Lucy visited us in Mason just after harvest.

She kind of spices up a pumpkin patch.

When I got back to the farm 3 weeks later, I had a bit of a mess to deal with.  A snow shovel and power-washer did the trick.

Last visit, Joan had some old carrots to get rid of.  I dumped them by this camera.

It didn't take the coyotes long to find them.

Or this fawn who still had a few spots.

The persimmons are bearing fruit.

This is a natural deer attractant.  It's interesting that the oaks do not seem to have many (any) acorns this year.  That's prime deer food for the winter.

If I remember my wive's tales right, this means a tough winter.

I have had two evenings in a blind near the apple trees.  I saw the same parade of 6 does and a small forkhorn each time.

Camera tour shots.

This weekend to Chicago for Eric's birthday and to see Tommy 3.

 I meant to clean out hunting stands today but I don't think that I'm going to get to it.

 Maybe next time...