Autumn Foliage

The morning was foggy, but at dinnertime the sun came out.

This is the last of the Golden Queen and Cherokee Purple tomatoes.  We are still picking the heritage corn.


We took a ride to see the glories of fall.  It was a lovely adventure, but actually the best pictures were taken at home.

 On the following picture, you might notice the cages on the apple trees in an attempt to foil the deer.

The mornings have been foggy.  Makes for interesting effects.

And the moon has been spectacular.

This week is the last of the 70-degree weather.  Fifties and sixties next week.  Sigh.

But it has been a lovely fall.  

With no frost yet, we are still getting about two quarts of raspberries a week.  

These are Autumn Bliss raspberries.

We have lots of juice in the freezer!

Foggy Morning

This morning was foggy but bright.

The Autumn Bliss raspberries have been remarkable.

We have picked several quarts.  It makes wonderful juice.

Indian Summer Garden Grows

Who would think that we would be harvesting berries in October!

This is our third day of 80+ degrees.

A real Indian Summer.

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The raspberries are large and lovely.

This is Autumn Bliss.

It puts out a few in the spring, and lots in the fall.

The Mara Des Bois Strawberries are still bearing.

This is an ever-bearing type.

These fall berries do not have the complex flavor of the summer berries,

but it's a welcome treat.

D is harvesting the mangels.

These will feed the chickens later in the fall/winter.

Mangels are a type of beet used for fodder.

Look at the size of these!

To the left of the picture (above) is dinosaur kale.
We found it to be attractive, but strong flavored.

The chickens will love them.
Update - Spring 2012
The chickens do not like the mangels - whole, raw, cooked, chopped.
They tossed it around and did not eat it.