Cute Potatoe and Flat Alice

The girls have really gotten to know each other

over the last few days and since today is just

a pristine Fall day, we hung out in the yard together.

The first freeze was last night.  We woke up to 32F/0C

this morning and promptly lit the wood stove

to warm up the house.

But now the weather has warmed to 50F/10C

and the sky has puffy white dot clouds and

glorious sun. The girls thought it would be

great to do a little raking up by the wood pile.

They were so helpful.

We took a stroll up into the garden and the girls

just disappeared.  I found them later playing hide

and seek among the comfrey leaves with some

wild asters they had picked in the garden.

They helped me pick dandelion, wild chickweed

and some mint for the rabbits and ducks.

Smudge bunny and the duck girls

really appreciated their wild greens.

Then Smudge decided to hang out

with the girls in the hay.

I think Cute Potatoe was

taking a little nap in the leafy green coolness.

Flat Alice and Smudge had quite the chat.

We took some pictures

of the turning leaves across

the pond.

But the colors seem a little dull this year.

And the girls rested by the kayak before coming

in for lunch.

The Ancient One kept a watch over us all.