Welcome Fall…I am SO happy to see you.
Friday evening
Friday morning
The just past full moon, through the trees, over the house to the west.
Beardog on lookout.
Foggy mist rising as sunrise approaches.
Foggy morning walk…
… in wonderfully cool (39F) air.
Apple cinnamon rolls (mini) with a brown sugar-cinnamon-goat cheese frosting to celebrate the last day of the work week (a GREAT work week), the return of cool weather and the demise (mostly) of the yellow jackets.
The sun finally made it.
Friday morning.
The weather finally changed
You could feel the change Monday evening. The air cleared, there was a hint of cool even though it was still 75F.
But, it cooled quickly and after out last walk, I closed windows all but a crack to allow the night air to move through the house.
This morning.
40 something.
Beautiful.
Our first time of sitting outside in a very long time.
Hitting the wall, bouncing back and moving on
So.
Saturday.
Saturday started with Farmer’s market.
Sunflowers, a mix of cherry tomatoes of various hues, a HUGE zucchini (courgette) and 2 heirloom slicers!
On returning home, Bear hit the side yard.
I missed the photo, but he had a nice roll on the stiff, brown (un-watered) grass.
And then the start of a nap.
But, the yellow jackets.
And the heat.
He came inside.
Meanwhile…
I chopped herbies…
For a chicken dish I’ve had my eye on.
BUT.
After I had the chicken marinating in the herbs and olive oil and lemon juice and garlic…
I went to the bedroom for something…
Bear was sound asleep.
I was dragging.
I put the marinating chicken in the refrigerator and then crawled into bed.
Bear stayed.
This was 1:00 ish p.m.
I came to at 4:55 p.m.
Bear was in the same spot.
Yep…we HIT the wall. I guess we needed it. Funny that it was both of us.
After the prolonged nap, we got up.
Had a good long walk.
I fixed a burger dinner for Bear.
I fixed a pancake dinner for me.
Another long walk.
We went to bed.
8:30 p.m.
Sunday.
A Fried Egg sandwich extraordinare for breakfast.
I finally cooked the marinating chicken… oh-la-la to the MAX! The recipe: My Little Expat’s Kitchen: Chicken with tomatoes and olives
Moving on:
Bear and I hopped in the Jeep and had a drive south to Swan Lake.
The leaves are turning and it looks Fallish…
But it was HOT!
Still.
We hit the wall, we bounced back, we are moving on.