Cool, breezy, partly sunny day today - Fall!
Big Red Fox scampered across the front yard last night, setting off the motion lights on the porch - saw him earlier this week as well. He’s also showing up on the trail cam at the deer food plot - he’s a very handsome fella’!
All the Berkie Spot babies are doing well - big mama didn’t squish any last night.
Headed for Aldi’s to get ingredients for lunch tomorrow when we’ll have company. The grass is almost dry with the breezy conditions & will definitely be ‘mowable’ when I get back. Lots of new puffballs have sprouted up & other mushrooms as well - the rain yesterday morning was like fertilizer. The puffballs aren’t dry enough to spew spores when I run over them which is a good thing - I try not to run through the clouds & inhale any of the spores.
Coyotes are back in the area ... at least 3. One big one keeps showing up on our trail cam at the food plot. I am sort of surprised the fox is still around - they usually vanish if we have coyotes in the area. I won’t be going to the back fields without taking a little ‘peace of mind’ with me.
When I mowed this afternoon, I was totally shocked at how many maple leaves have fallen already. The trees are still very full of leaves, no bare spots yet, so that’s deceiving. I now have huge piles rounded up against the base of 3 maple trees. As soon as we’re clear of company (after tomorrow), I am going to have to construct my new compost pile and start raking/hauling. Last year, I didn’t keep up & it was a real pain getting that many leaves in the compost pile. The new compost area will be bigger for easier access & that extra space will also give me the ability to turn the pile & speed up decomp.