I know all the folks who love summer will be sad with this cool weather we've been having. If I still had my pool, I would also be a little bummed. But I'm an autumn gal and being able to go out and enjoy a sweater day or sweatshirt walk in the woods makes me happy. It's been a hot and humid summer and because of that our apples seem to be a bit earlier than usual. I've been picking them this week, and I've froze some and will make applesauce this weekend from what we picked today. One more pick trip will probably finish it off. But after picking we took a stroll to the Creepy Woods to see what branches came down and how much we need to saw up and move. Annabelle loves to walk up there.
While we were picking, she was looking longingly up at the woods.
Please YaYa, can't we go now?
First we pick, then we walk!
We got a good bounty this year.
What's this you ask? Oh, just the ground hornet nest I stumbled upon and got stung from last week! Ouch, it hurt! This dude is dead and hopefully the group of them down there are gone too. They are not pollinators so I don't feel bad about their demise. My knee that swelled up and my ankle that hurt like the dickens didn't feel bad about that either. If you zoom in, his face looks demonic! Gives me the chills! But then we hiked up and made Annabelle's day.
Man and his dog...or really my dog but she loves Jack too!
This big stump is hollow and I imagine animals might live it.
Can't beat the beauty of the morning in the woods. But soon we had to hike back and finish out our day.
Back home and then I'll have the apple task! But in the winter, we'll really enjoy the applesauce and the memory of a cool morning harvesting and hiking!
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Enjoyed the trip but OUCH on the inground Hornets. Never seen that before and hope I never do. HOrnets are on m mind because they are clearing the lot next door and knocked a big nest down. They are still around, evidently not finding a new spot yet. Anyway enjoyed the visit and it is getting a little cooler here too....
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