A Sunny Fall Day With Lulu

After having some cool and windy weather, it turned sunny and warm.  I dug up my carrots and got the yard ready for winter while Lulu spent the day enjoying herself.  First she helped out my eating chunks out of one of the carrots.  She had never bothered with the carrots before, but the night before I snacked on carrot sticks and Lulu needed to share.  Now she helps herself while I am cutting off the tops.

Here she is checking out the tops to see if any bugs are hiding from her. 

"No bugs here, mom."  sighed Lulu. 

Then Lulu headed over to the herb garden to eat some gravel for her crop. 

She also found some grapes that had fallen and helped herself to the treat.

Then it was on to the garlic patch to scratch in the straw.

 "Not much happening here," commented Lulu.

"But look over there!  That looks interesting."  she exclaimed as she headed for the flower bed. 

"Ahh," Lulu sighed,  "Just perfect!  Lots of sun, some shelter from any stray breezes and soft dirt to bath in.  This is the life!"

"Hey!  It sure is nice to play in the leaves over here!  I like when they bunch up, sometimes you can find bugs." 

And as she spent the day enjoying the yard, she was oblivious to the gorgeous view that surrounded her.  ;)



Lulu Visits White Rock

Lulu and I went to White Rock to visit my sister-in-law for a few days.  It was very rainy there but Lulu still ventured out. 

 

 

"Wow!" exclaimed Lulu, "Will you look at the size of this leaf!" 

 

Lulu was out in the back where she found lots of dirt and leaf mulch.

 

"Boy, this ground is much spongier than my dirt at home.  I wonder if I'll still be able to find bugs and worms."  Lulu pondered. 

 

"The sounds here are different too."  noticed Lulu.  "There are much more traffic noises than at home."

 

"Oh, I think I found something yummy!"  explained Lulu and she uncovered a bug. 

 

"I wonder if it is going to rain all day?" wondered Lulu. 

 

She actually doesn't mind the rain too much as long as there is no wind and the temperature isn't too cool.  She loves the sun but really, really hates the wind. 

 

The yard was sloped upwards at the back and ended in impassible brush and vines.

 

"I wonder if I can climb that hill," mused Lulu.  "I wonder what is up there?" 

 

"Mom! It looks sunnier up there.  Can you see the rays coming over the hill?"  asked Lulu.  "I want to go up there and have a look." 

 

Lulu spent alot of time trying to climb the slope and did make it about halfway up.  She found things to eat and things to look at and enjoyed herself thoroughly.

 

 



Fall in the Rocky Mountains

Here are some pictures I took travelling through the Rockies this fall.  They are lovely and magestic in all seasons.

Autumn in the Mountains

 

 

 Late summer’s shadows turn to fall,

 

Still wakes in me a beckoned call,



To trample through the crisp dry leaves,



Aft frost from season’s first chilled breeze.



Turning what was once a forest green,



To mountains dressed in fiery sheen,

Of maple red and golden oak,

Flaunts their regal autumn cloak.

I watch a southbound vee of geese,



A romping squirrel through fallen leaves,

As sweet smoke rises from chimney spire,

Hangs like perfume in fall’s cool air.

It’s time like this my soul’s at ease,

A moment to ponder a bit of peace,

With one last chance to take a peek,

Ere winter turns this place to bleak.

 

Poem by Ktdid

November Weather

Our weather this month has been unusual to say the least.  Our first snowfall was a dump of 2 to 3 inches.  

It was cool and windy and it looked like winter was here to stay.

Then we got warm weather and the snow all melted. 

Lulu was happy because she hates the snow.  She doesn't like to step in it and get cold feet.

She was happy to be out and digging and scratching in the dirt around the sheds.  She did a pretty good job of moving the leaves around.

By looking at the back yard who would have guessed that a couple of days ago it was buried in snow.

Then Boom!  Another 2 to 3 inches of snow!

This time for sure it is here to stay.

But wait!  It rained hard over night and then got warm again.  AND the snow melted again.

I was able to get the rest of my leaves raked since the trees finally decided to drop them.

Lulu was as happy as a chicken could get.  No snow, lots of sunshine, warm weather, grass to nibble, and dirt to dig in - what more could she ask for.

She was ever helpful rearranging the leaves that I raked onto the flower beds.

She finally came is with a muddy beak and needed a long nap to recover from her strenuous activity.



So today, December 1, we have green grass and an absence of snow.  :)