Seeds - Japanese Maple
Unknown berries
Japanese Maple leaves
Fall colors in Birney
10-18-15
tanka
my ash tree
afire with gold one day
leaves fallen the next
our hopes and dreams are like that
like the ash we start over
It's a beautiful fall day today and having caught up with housework I felt like writing again. The photos above were taken this month; some on a trip to Helena MT, and a few today. We've had a marvelous autumn season. After an early frost in august, we had no more until last week. The weather in general has been warm and pleasant after the hot summer months.
It's hard to believe that I last posted in May! Five months have passed swiftly and full of activity. In July I bought a condominium apartment in Sheridan, WY. It was too good an opportunity to pass. My house here is still on the market. I had a contract with a buyer in June, but unfortunately it fell through and we had to start over. I do have a few interested buyers at present, so maybe something will happen soon.
Here are a few pictures of my new abode:
I have yet to move furniture so I am making do with elementary stuff for now. The previous owner was kind enough to leave me a bed and table/chairs. Interestingly enough the complex is called Indian Hills Condominiums, so when I do move, my blog will become "A View from Indian Hills".
As usual I am fighting with the bugs of fall; box elders, wasps and flies, but last night was different.I heard a huge crash while I was eating supper and the house even shook a little. I suspected that a bird had flown into the window on the north side of the house. I was correct, but I could never have guessed what it was. A huge owl was lying on the deck - probably a Great-Horned Owl. It was breathing. My instinct was to go out and help it, but then I thought better. Sometimes animals are best left to themselves. I checked a couple of times and after about 15 minutes it was sitting upright in an obvious daze. Eventually when I checked later he'd gone away; hopefully after a few days he will be healed. Here are 2 photos that I took through the window:
As I was writing this, there was a rumpus outside the porch and I looked out to see a red squirrel climbing along under the eaves and he went into the bluebirds' nest! Red squirrels are rare around here and I should count myself lucky, however I really don't want him living in my ceiling for the winter! Life here is never dull; I will miss the animal activity here, but my new neighbor Doris assures me that it gets exciting in town too. Deer wander into the central quadrangle and eat the grass and berries, and there are various birds that come to her feeder, so I will have company, and I am definitely looking forward to it.
