Claus & Teddy are quite the team. Always checking out what the other one is doing and then deciding if it is interesting enough to participate.We've been having wonderful Indian Summer the last week or so. Temperatures in the 70s and even 80s yesterday and also for today. But there are signs that fall and the unavoidable winter is on it's way.
The county road crew has been getting ready for the winter snows.
They have shaved the roadsides down as close as a new Army recruit's first haircut.
The freezing temperatures from a couple weeks ago has turned the leaves yellow on the trees and killed the soybeans and corn. In the next day or two the late fall harvest will start. We could have really used more time for maturation of those crops but Mother Nature can't be deterred from her plans.
The wheat harvest was bit disappointing. The amount of straw suggested a big crop but the amount of grain in the heads was a different story. And the quality wasn't the best either. This summer just wasn't the best for any of the crops. It was too many things. Too cold. Too hot. Too wet. Too humid. But farmers are basically eternal optimists. Next year will be a whole new chance to try again.
And I'm doing another Iceling Cardigan. This time it is for a niece's partner who is expecting a little boy in December. The yarn is acrylic which I'm not totally happy about and I'm not sure about the colors either but the new parents are inexperienced in the baby department and I thought it best not to burden them with a sweater that needs special care.I hope to not wait quite so long to post next time!
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