Signs of fall. Windows closed at home and in the car. Turning on the heat at home and in the car. Flocks of geese heading south for the winter. Wood's Market in Brandon, the home of summer strawberries, is closed for the season.
The fall foliage season has begun. Nobody has ever been able to predict, as far as I know, whether it will be an above average year or not. It reminds me of opening your presents on Christmas morning. You never really know what you're going to get. I was driving through Brandon on Sunday and the leaves were stunning. We've had several above average years in a row now which is unusual.
On Saturday I burned a large brush pile in the back. When it was still smoldering, the cows came over and started eating the ashes. I went to find out about it on Google, and the best answer seemed to be that there are minerals in the ashes and it's sort of like a cow lick for them. Amazing.
