The sunflowers I planted at the farm failed fairly miserably, but somehow the pumpkins--planted in the same area--thrived! I never did thin them, so we didn't get as many truly large ones as we otherwise might have, but it was still a tremendous success! I love pumpkins. I'd be thrilled if we got enough in future plantings to line the entire drive up to the new house! And I'm delighted to have the rental currently look like it is part of a Hallmark movie set. :)
Here we are harvesting them:
And back at the rental with the pumpkins all arranged:Mike took me to The Wailin' Jennys in September. I've loved them ever since Mike first heard (and then introduced me to) them after hearing them on a Garrison Keillor episode back when we lived in WA. I just think they have such great voices that blend so beautifully together. It was fun hearing them in person.
We had a lunar eclipse not long ago:
We also had a super moon.
The house has been coming along. Somehow, we went for a solid month or more with pretty much nothing happening. Issues with windows. Issues with incorrect siding. Etc. So, it has been nice seeing things happening again.
Siding going up:
(It's a stained [as opposed to painted] hardy board meant to mimic wood siding. [I would have chosen wood siding if it didn't require so darn much maintenance.] I'm not sure if it's really fooling anyone, but perhaps once the trim is painted to match it will give more of a "wood siding" vibe.)Speaking of Mike: I'm 99.9% sure that this photo captured him just as he delivered the final powerful, defeating haymaker to a sea beast.
Let's see. What else?
Oh. Look at this cute little married couple:
Oh, and this! We rented a male pygmy goat for a month. We have a male, but he's neutered and thus ... not up to the job we need done. Uh-um. I'd heard that non-neutered male goats smell awful, and it's true! This rented he-goat has the strongest musky scent, and I'm thrilled that the month is almost up and he can go back to his own farm. And now, hopefully, our female goat will have babies in the spring. (Babies who will be raised by their mother and their gentleman-like and non-smelly uncle!)
Here is a cute little friend:
And another cute person:
She and Anders rode bikes to the church recently:
And, to end, Hans and Mette goofing around (with my phone for their camera) at the park the other day. (I especially like Hans meditating.)
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