It got up to seventy around midday Saturday. My lantana is blooming at the end of November. You can see a few leaves that have been nipped by a little Jack Frost. 
The little butterfly thinks it is spring. Then Sunday it got up to around fifty about midday. But most of the day it was in the low forties. 
And today it has been in the low forties. So fire tonight. It's going to freeze tonight and be pretty chilly most of the the week. That's okay; it's time for winter. 
Tony is getting him a little firewood to take back. Night time lows are suppose to be in the thirties this next week. 
He said this position might not be one you should try at home. This is coming from someone that puts his boot on the wrong foot. And he said it fit! 
Now the hard part. Not going to be a lot of that. 
I have a new stove. Just in time for Thanksgiving cooking. My son, Tony, (that was hard, I only have one child) gave me a new stove for my birthday and Christmas present. I have it baking nothing right now, trying to get the new smell out. I love it. 
"Get off me. I was here first." As many nest as I have set up around here, they only want to use about three or four of them. 
And when someone is on the nest that they want, they really kick up a fuss. If the barred rock is the first to the nest, you see what happens. 
If the sex-link is first, the barred rock just squawks forever. I know, I desperately need to clean out the shed. 
Finally, time to eat. Poor thing hasn't had anything to eat or drink since last night. 
Okay, run, play and scratch a while. 
"Are you sticking your tongue out at me, Chili?"
I heard one of my hens squawking yesterday and I looked up and there she was on top of the house. Squawking because she wanted down. I ran in the house to get the camera, but of course she was already down on the shed. 
You have to get down in steps; just like you got up there. I think she started from the back porch railing. 
Still not down. It takes a minute or two to get the nerve to jump down. 
Heading back to feed the deer. We get a little color in this area. We are probably peeking now; or maybe a little after. As you can tell, alot have leaves have fallen and still got a lot to go. 
I put the corn out in this clearing. After all the leaves have fallen, this area will be free of most of the leaves. I guess they just paw and root them out of the way. 
This is to the north on the way back to the house. The cold front is coming through tonight, so we are watching out for thunder storms. I want the rain; just not REAL bad weather. It was 80 degrees again today but by tomorrow night it will be back in the thirty's. Then by Sunday it will be back up to around eighty again. My, my. 
See that red smear on Skylar's nose. You got it. Blood. I think Suki clipped her in the mouth or maybe she bit her tongue. Anyway, I couldn't find any wounds. I had stopped letting her go with me to feed the horse just because I was afraid of something like this happening. 
The last couple of days though she has already been outside waiting on me and I let her go. She is also holding her left paw up. She has arthritis really bad in that paw. She loves to go feed the horses and she thinks I can't do it by myself. I think I'll just have to go day by day to see if I let her go again. 
Every day I go put more corn out and change the SD card to see what deer are coming up and feeding. I normally have the five does and then some times different bucks. The five are really not five does but the two doe mothers and the three babies. The large doe had twins. I'll post those later. 
Anyway, I'm thumbing through the pictures, and here is this big buck. He moved while the camera was taking a picture, but this is a eight point buck. A really nice rack. 
Then the next picture, "what the hell?" 
Poppet and Suki found the corn. Actually, they should not even be back here. I knew they had been getting out the last few days. Usually, in the morning they will be in the pasture by my house. A few days ago I walked down to the barn to check on them and they were on the other side of the fence wanting back in. I dropped the fence and let them cross. Now they think okay, this is good. 
I thought I had fixed the place where they were getting out. I see I have a little more work to do.
I arrive home this morning, after doing a little shopping, and notice a box propped up at the door. I couldn't remember ordering anything lately, but hey, I do forget something once in a while. 
Of course you know I'm wondering the whole time, what is in the box. Flag and pole. I don't think so. When I open the box and see the FTD sign, I'm thinking how cute. Still, I'm not thinking live flowers. I'm thinking something ordered from the LSU web site and just mimicking flowers. At this time, I knew it wasn't me who ordered this. First choice was Tony, and I was right. Still digging in the package to get it out, I came across a little FTD packet to keep flowers fresh. My first thought is "how cute" again. Then I touched the roses; "My God, they are real."
I gotta tell ya; This is just too cute and I just love them. 
The vase even has the tiger and LSU etched on it. 
Okay, so you know what I'll be doing Saturday night with my family and friends. My son is wonderful. He is so sweet and I love him. 
My sister's guineas came visiting again today. Every now and then they will just stroll down here and hang around awhile. Feathers flocking to feathers I guess. 
This is Loretta. And poor little Loretta had a run in with the opossum. I wouldn't say she won, but she did survive; which is important. That's okay I DID win. 
This is Lucy. She does look rough and didn't meet up with the opossum. She is molting.
I think in another couple of weeks she will be through. You can already see the new feathers coming threw. Is that what they call pin feathers? 
"Time change? What's a time change?"