Sheesh

I just thought this was cute!

I can not keep up with this.  I think a few days have gone by since my last entry and then I get on here and look and nine days have passed.  Half of this month is gone and before I know it I'll be writing in the new year!

This Black Phoebe was a lovely ornament on my car.

We had another inch of rain since I was last here, but have also had some nice days.  We have been out hiking and when I don't go Larry and Gracie hike the trails.  Gracie loves the trail hikes and Larry says she does better every time they go...we keep her on the retractable leash but Larry is teaching her commands to keep her from stopping in front of us and to keep her in back of us when necessary.  She no longer barks at the people sharing the trails, but she still wants to take the face off of other dogs when we pass to closely...another lesson for her coming up.

The persimmons are close to ripe, but the Flickers love them
and scrape them out until just a shell remains.  Our neighbor
has been picking the persimmons.  Neither one of us like them.

This past Sunday a friend invited me to join her on the tour of Placer County artist studios.    We had a great time exploring the back roads and finding the studios.  The artists were wonderful to talk to and we learned quite a lot.  We visited clay artists and glass artists.  Sara and I both came home with treasures.  We finished with a great dinner in Auburn at the local brewery.

I have been busy working on knitting and crochet projects for Christmas.  A couple of days ago the sun was warm on the deck so I gave Gracie her bath so she could dry in the sun, Larry clipped her nails and then it was Larry's turn...he got a haircut...so both my animals are all pretty!  :)

It is rutting season and this big buck was herding "his" does
but stopped to study on the garden.

I hope you all have a happy and healthy Thanksgiving with whomever you get to spend it with!  It will probably be after that before you hear from me again!

This chicken was rude!  She huddled her chicks under her in the time
it took me to get the camera out of the trunk!  Sara and I had stopped
so she could get some mandarins at a farm and I was going to get pictures of the
cute little balls of fluff on teeny legs...but nOOoooo.   There are a lot of chicks under that chicken!

Birthday Boys

Today is Larry's 55th birthday and yesterday was our youngest grandson Connor's 3rd birthday.  We spent the weekend down at Andrea's and she made them each their own cake.

Rain

Sun dog snoozing

Dang woman, quit with the camera...yeah, I'm cute!

Being out here in the country we don't get trick or treaters, but the night before I did see a friend or two "sweep" across the moon...haha.  After dark it started raining and rained all night, by this morning it added up to an inch of rain.  

Chloe & Connor

Connor & Ian

Connor

Ian & Destiny

Hummer on the fence enjoying the fog this morning.