In the Backyard

Autumn leaves in the yard 9-26-11

After days of busyness and family gatherings and a catching up on things I finally took a few moments to myself and ate my breakfast once again while sitting on my porch in the backyard. Autumn is certainly making its appearance now, though it has been sultry gray and muggy for the past week (which inspired a poem, see link below). Finally today the sun shone and it was drier and more pleasant to sit outside. Here is what I could see from my porch as I enjoyed this autumn day.

As always, my ballerina keeps me company.

I have hung the suet from the porch roof for the coming winter.

Trees beyond the porch.

A juvenile female cardinal and a white-breasted nuthatch at the feeder 9-25-11

Male House Finch 9-26-11

The yard is full of chipmunks busily gathering food for the winter…

…while I am busily gathering wood for the fireplace!

Please read my Poem: When Autumn Was Delayed on Kathie’s Poet Tree