11 days and 26 halloween days of bliss

I am very sad to see October go, as it as been one of the best Octobers that I can remember. They said on the radio yesterday that we had twenty eight days of sunshine and clear skies with just above average temps. The only thing that was really not good was the fall color as I can remember much more colorful years, but good nonetheless. I was thankful for being able to spend 11 days at the farm including part of this past weekend. In fact I spent this past Sunday morning on the porch drinking coffee and listening to the church bells that where ringing in town. Then took a walk out to the pond and drank another cup. Then went down to Uncle Ken’s to fix his chainsaw and drop off the four wheeler so he could pull the log splitter around, we visited for a while then I headed home around two pm. as I promised the Little Boy I would take him trick or treating.
We went down to Tari’s Aunt Pam’s in Waynesville, where we got together with some of her family. As I was walking with the kids it dawned on me that I have been taking the kids trick or treating for over twenty six years. It started with my nephew and niece Matthew and Monica, he his twenty six and has three boys ages two to seven, Monica has a little one year old girl, in fact she turns one today. Then I had Kenny ray who is thirteen and his cousin Skyra who is ten years old. The kids got a lot of candy and exercise we had fun.
Since I have had no chickens or turkeys to take care of this month I have been spending my dinnertime over at Carriage hill Farms Park. While I am there I usually write or plan some work to do down on the farm. This week I have been planning my orchard to get planted in the spring. I want to plant five-apple trees and two peach trees as well as two cherry trees and a couple of grape vines. I have the new Fedco catalogue and will be placing my order next week if I can choose which variety I want. I want apple s early mid summer and late fall. If you remember I planted two trees back in the spring but my neighbor trying to help this summer bush hogged them down for me I am sure it was an accident though. I like coming here to the farm in some ways as it helps to remind me what I am working for. And in other ways it depress me as it remind me that I am not on my own farm working it. Even here with all the highway noise and being in the city it is very peaceful watching the sheep graze the pasture with one lone red maple in the pasture, and the Dominick hens scratching the fallen leaves and dusting themselves in the dirt road. Well it is time for me to head back to the rat race as I am now late must return to work