Just Enough Snow

We awoke this morning to watch the  moon rise over a white coated garden.  It's amazing how fast the moon pops up above the horizon.  This morning there was just enough snow for tracking.  It appears that these tracks were made by something that wanders off a straight line like a weasel.  In fact these tracks were made by me.  Honestly, I just don't know how a fox walks so straight.

Here we have some more interesting tracks. I was puzzled,  but Ed told me they were made by the brush he had been dragging behind him.  These tracks turn into the area where we have our campfires.

We have been waiting for a day with some snow cover and calm winds to build a fire.  This morning was perfect.  We have been collecting  a bucket of onions and garlic infested with black mold and pink root rot.  Here in NY burning of that sort of thing is allowed.  It made for interesting smelling smoke.  Both of us are smelling pretty woodsy with just a touch of onion and garlic.  It's not a smell that washes right off.

This stack of wood has been around for awhile.  The wood rots from the outside in.   I couldn't resist taking a picture of that log with a complete circle of fungus.  This afternoon the snow is gone and rain is predicted.  Timing is everything and this morning we had just enough snow to get some burning done.  Wood ashes will be screened and added to compost for plants that need a special something.

Autumn Campfire

Yesterday was a perfect fall day. After the morning chill was gone, Ed worked on preparing beds for his garlic. The garlic will be planted very soon. I arrived just in time to recognize a seedling from the hollyhock skyscraper. He stopped what he was doing to move it to a place where it could continue to grow. Nothing gets to stay in the garlic bed but garlic!

It was decided that we would have a campfire . A trip to the store was needed to purchase hot dogs and the makings for s'mores since I don't keep them in the house. Amy's new GPS took us on roads we had never been on before. The winding roads and gorgeous colored trees made the trip a very special treat.

The fire circle is up on Amy's meadow. The first photograph is taken looking south. The second photograph is taken facing east. We watched the moon come up behind the already glowing hill. The sun was still visible.Ed built the campfire and we absorbed the autumn colors, watched geese fly over, and relaxed. A murder of crows was making a huge racket coming from the woods. We were surprised to see just six crows fly away after the noise subsided. When the fire was ready we had our campfire dinner like we did when we were kids.

This sunset photo is taken from the same spot looking west. We stayed long enough for the fire to die down . After the Big Dipper (Ursa Major) and Cassiopeia appeared and it got really dark we doused the fire and headed back to the house. It was a perfect end to a perfect day.