The leaves are falling at a faster rate but the temperatures are still at a higher rate and the colors of the leaves in the Sweet Gum Grove are not turning yet. Where is Fall hiding? All the magazines are showing pictures of Fall activities and holidays but I’m wondering if a true “cold snap” will ever get here. Some of the Zinnias that washed out of the flower bed into the vegetable garden are now blooming! The cows are fat and sassy and look as if they have been getting ready to hibernate. So, I guess it is good that that cold snap hasn’t arrived yet or our days would have the added chore of feeding the cows. I did see a big heavy coated “woolly worm” on the sidewalk the other day…I think Winter will be here on short notice and it will be a hard Winter at that. It may be that we won’t even have Fall just go straight into Winter! The cows always have such a rough time during Winter. I guess, however that I am getting ahead of myself…or borrowing trouble as my Mom use to say. For right now, the cows have plenty to eat and they rotate their fields just as they always have and things are right with the world at The Red Oak Ranch. The magnificent colors of the Sweet Gum Grove trees will be on their schedule and it will be a beautiful sight to behold. There are enough leaves carpeting the area in the Sweet Gum Grove to make it a very pleasant place to drive through. So, guess we will just take each day as it comes and enjoy it.
