Celebrations

September is an important month for us.
We closed on the farm on September 1, 2010. This weekend marks our second anniversary here; our first as full-time residents. And, I just had my third cancer-free appointment at the Breast Health Centre.
We've always loved the fall. For me, Labour Day weekend always marks the end of the summer, far more than the autumnal equinox later in the month. The days may shorten, but the nights cool, the bugs are fewer and there's still warmth in the sun.
I'm hoping we get rain this week and if we do I'm going take advantage of the late summer sun and try to get some lettuce and spinach in the ground for late season harvest. Wally gave me the frame from his old "garage" and I'm going to cover it in plastic and make myself a green house. I won't heat it, but by virtue of protecting the plants from the frost and cold, I should be able to harvest them through November and December. It will also protect by tomato plants through the early frost, before the tomatoes are ready.
I'm making my second batch of plum sauce from the plum tree growing in the front yard. Rob and I dug up our potatoes this weekend. We don't have lot, my canning pot is full to the brim, but given the challenges of the dry weather and the chickens digging through my garden, we're pleased with the results.
This weekend we dispatched the two roosters and all but four of the cockerels. We also got back to work clearing a road from the largest field to the new property. Hopefully, before the fall is over, I'll be able to ride Joe through it.
Rob checked his camera cards and saw pictures of two does and a nice buck. Hopefully, we'll add one of those to the larder this fall as well.
Rob dug out his bow this week and started practicing and Joe and I went riding twice. Both good workouts each time.