dusk

the weather this fall has been nearly perfect....sunshine,

blue skies, cloudless and crisp days, cooler nights.

despite the lack of colour....it has been wonderful.

we have done many projects with the such nice days.

some things are still blooming...

vibrant chartreuse looks pretty against a mostly brown backdrop.

the winding country road that we call home is just

perfection at this time of year.

giving the ducks some free~range time and they are loving it.

orange and blue complete each other in autumn.

it is my favourite colour combination this year.

this is a new purchase for the birds.

it was worth the wait and the sale price.

with the woodlands backlit...it almost looks like they are on fire.

i have always been enamored with horses...our renny is no exception.

he is a real beauty.

when i whistle he comes running.

tonight i am giving him a wheelbarrow full of hay and he is whinnying at me.

he has started his winter coat and loves to roll in the mud to keep himself warm.

in the grey~blue sky...the moon is already showing on this perfect autumn

evening at dusk.

it is a beautiful sight between the bare branches and the fiery red leaves on trees.

happy days of autumn.

glorious autumn

quite a random smattering of photos but all in the autumnal sense.

i was able to find this little bird house for some of

our littlest of friends...for shelter

from the winter cold that is coming.
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two little friends have already found it.

abbey painted this bird house a few months ago and it finally found a

home in some bare branches awaiting it's homemakers.

the colours at this time of year are dear to my heart...i love the

blushes of orange, red and yellows...

these two photos were on a friends xanga site and i love the

feel and quality...even in the grey tones of some of these autumnal

days there is beauty.

october, november, december, all bring about family gatherings...

this is another reason way i love this time of year so much.

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ellery rose is one of my grands...she is in kindergarten and

had to go dressed like a scarecrow recently...she is the cutest

little thing.

i love when the wind blows and the leaves fall like raindrops...

covering the ground and sparkling on their way down.

i can never quite capture the beauty of such a thing.

big sis, esther, giving little sis, abbey, some pointers on riding renny.

watching older children teaching younger ones is priceless...

i could watch this all day....and never say a word.

love and family and autumn....are all the grandest things.

grace and abbey share an embrace.

breathe....take in every moment.....life is precious.