Yup Im Still Here

 Yup I am still here all though I noticed I haven't done a post since last week OOPS !
I have been busy doing the opposite with my gardens and that's getting them ready for fall , with some plants already done and  ones that the birds wont peck at for food I have cut them back and have been doing some clean up to try to get a head of  it . Our temps have been quite chilly over night and early mornings and dewy , why this morning it was foggy as the sun rose over the valley and only 5C or 41F  BRR !

 

It was a full moon last night and we only got to see it for a moment but the night before I was able to get pics as it was at 98%  viewing which to our eye looks like  a full moon lol !

      Looks eerie  but pretty at the same time night shots like this are hard to take lots of challenge in taking them especially when it is damp out .

     All the fall colours in flowers are in full bloom , these are Mums and they are the orange Zest mix  pretty aren't they ?! And of course I have many types of Marigolds that serve in not only the purpose of colour but to keep bunnies out of my gardens as they don't like the smell of the marigolds  , good to use around veggie gardens as it works for both types of gardens  If you see veggie gardens with marigolds around them that's why .

 I cant remember the name of this plant I think it is a Sedum well the honey bees love this plant and have been going wild on it lol !

Our Miggs has been doing well from her Bone Spur injury still on her meds but they have been working and I have been able to keep her from chasing critters .. well  mostly she seems to hear the words no leave it a lot more often now but it is for her own good , the cool damp air we have had the past few days really reeks havoc on her old bones , I hear ya on that Miggs same here .

We enjoy our walks and sometimes  two a day now to keep her mobile and it does me good as well .

Saw this little guy in his hidy hole this is Alvin who lives in our 150+ Manitoba maple our big old tree we call it he has been busy gathering seed and such and running to and from his house .

 One of the many reasons I love living in a valley close to lake Erie is that we are on the migration path for many breeds of birds and butterfly's . I spotted this little guy with a few other breeds who had stopped over to pick at the birch tree leaves , guess they have the right kind of pickings as they were here for quite a while . This is a White eyed  Vireo  tiny quick little birds and soo pretty .

 and this little guy is a  well I haven't been able to identify him as of yet he looks like one type of Vireo and yet he doesn't I do know he is a juvenile just of what breed .

And last but not least , the clouds have been soo pretty this past week and very dramatic looking to . So you see I am still about just taking in all the new sights and sounds of nature as the seasons come to a change and preparing the yard and gardens at the same time lol !


  Oh were did the summer go and well ..  Hello   Fall    that is tapping on our door more and more now .
                                                            Until next time .
                                                            
                                                Country Gal