We finally had our first killing frost, a low of 26F. That is going to have an impact on the trees. It has definitely had an impact on how many fires we have to build in the stoves.
October 14th, still pretty much green with some yellow leaves appearing on each tree.
Part of the grove is definitely on its way to full yellow.
The weather changed the evening of October 14th, and the trailing edge of the clouds caught the sunset.
Beneath the red clouds, the sky was an electric yellow, and then it winked out, like turning out a switch.
We woke up to clear skies and cold temperatures. I think we’ve seen the very last of warm days. Hope the rest of our firewood shows up soon!
Maybe the aspens were waiting for clear blue skies so their leaves could really shine.
It was an apple kind of day, yesterday.
This Crabapple tree is now at the height of its fall color. Soon all these leaves will fall.
All the little apples the tree had dropped on the ground were gone yesterday morning. Somebody had a feast. The grass underneath and behind the tree was all matted down from an extensive nap that was had by whoever had eaten all the apples. Burp, snore!! It could have been either a bear or a deer; both are equally fond of apples.
We had our own feast, French Apple Tarts.
The original recipe calls for heavy cream to make the custard in which the thinly sliced apples bake. I played around with that ingredient and substituted my own custard concoction of almond milk, eggs, and Birds’ custard mix, along with some maple syrup. Dan pronounced my experiment a full success. Neat!
A deep dish apple pie with a cinnamon/nut struesel topping.
I had enough pie crust to also make a single crust pie, and since I was in an apple mode, I made an apple pie.
I love fall!
By the look of the tarts/pies, Dan also loves fall!! Hahahaha!!