Autumn

It's been a busy time here on the farm. Harvest time is here, so the fields are full of combines getting off their crops --last week the roar of engines and the shine of headlights went long into the night. It can be a noisy place out here at harvest time.

The girls and I set off for a walk to take in some of autumn's great colors. We passed the garden, where we saw this green grass snake who made a visit to the pond, ending his swim by crawling in a tiny crevice under a rock.

Then past the flower border, where the dahlias were putting on one last show before the frost.

Through the fields, and by the dugout we found a little bunch of wild flowers that had volunteered. They are bog plants growing on the wet peaty side of the pond.

Then through the long grass, where even a mastiff can disappear

And into the woods where the cows obligingly cut some great walking paths

And finally back up and over the hill toward home. And that's where the geese are headed too.