Harvest Time at the Acreage

Back  to our own version of Waldens Pond, the little acreage is a beautiful place to be for a few days. Mother Nature has provided us
with an abundance of saskatoons and I am finding a few black currants and low bush cranberries. My wife is finding plenty of orange cap mushrooms. Not quite autumn, but the cool evenings make it feel that way and the garden has a special glow...

Today, our doggie Sandy encountered a small squirrel in the trail back of the acreage, close to the dry creek bed. Spring was a different story
with plenty of water flowing through this small creek. For a dog of some 14 plus years, this encounter with the squirrel seemed to perk her up, she bounded in a circle and back to where she thought the small squirrel had gone. But the little squirrel stayed perfectly still and I called for Sandy to join my wife and myself on this pleasant walk through the woods. Indeed our own little Walden Pond.

The garden produced a plentiful supply of yellow wax beans and
excellent potatoes. Not the year for corn, but thats okay. We are just happy for what we can take out of this small garden. In one of our
raised gardens planted in a crate from China that I rescued from one of the oilfield suppliers, the crop of pumpkin is looking good, also the squash.

My chain saw echoed through the woods as I turned a fallen aspen into firewood. My little garden shed turned out okay and we now have a good supply of firewood for winter. However, the boat did not reach
the water and sadly sits in the woods, covered with pieces of plywood.
Besides, the local lake has a problem with algae and just perhaps the year for the boat will arrive the next year, or the next. No matter.

Just such a pleasure to enjoy the little acreage away from the rush of the city traffic. An escape to peace and quiet, as least for a few days.

As we drove back to the city, a small rural church had a sign
that read: "Get in touch with God, use knee mail..."