{"id":2593,"date":"2011-10-16T16:14:49","date_gmt":"2011-10-16T16:14:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/redmeadow.com\/?p=2593"},"modified":"2011-10-16T16:14:49","modified_gmt":"2011-10-16T16:14:49","slug":"aspens-october-14-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/?p=2593","title":{"rendered":"Aspens &#8211; October 14-15"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2613\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/oct14-aspens1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2613\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2613\" title=\"oct14-aspens1\" src=\"https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/oct14-aspens1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"971\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/oct14-aspens1.jpg 650w, https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/oct14-aspens1-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2613\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">October 14th, still pretty much green with some yellow leaves appearing on each tree.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2614\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/oct14-aspens2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2614\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2614\" title=\"oct14-aspens2\" src=\"https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/oct14-aspens2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"971\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/oct14-aspens2.jpg 650w, https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/oct14-aspens2-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2614\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Part of the grove is definitely on its way to full yellow.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2615\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/oct14-sunset1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2615\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2615\" title=\"oct14-sunset1\" src=\"https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/oct14-sunset1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/oct14-sunset1.jpg 650w, https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/oct14-sunset1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2615\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The weather changed the evening of October 14th, and the trailing edge of the clouds caught the sunset.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2616\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/oct14-sunset2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2616\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2616\" title=\"oct14-sunset2\" src=\"https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/oct14-sunset2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/oct14-sunset2.jpg 650w, https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/oct14-sunset2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2616\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Beneath the red clouds, the sky was an electric yellow, and then it winked out, like turning out a switch.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We woke up to clear skies and cold temperatures.\u00a0 I think we&#8217;ve seen the very last of warm days.\u00a0 Hope the rest of our firewood shows up soon!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2617\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/oct15-aspens1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2617\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2617\" title=\"oct15-aspens1\" src=\"https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/oct15-aspens1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"971\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/oct15-aspens1.jpg 650w, https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/oct15-aspens1-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2617\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maybe the aspens were waiting for clear blue skies so their leaves could really shine.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It was an apple kind of day, yesterday.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2618\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/oct15-apple.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2618\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2618\" title=\"oct15-apple\" src=\"https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/oct15-apple.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"971\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/oct15-apple.jpg 650w, https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/oct15-apple-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2618\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This Crabapple tree is now at the height of its fall color. Soon all these leaves will fall.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>All the little apples the tree had dropped on the ground were gone yesterday morning.\u00a0 Somebody had a feast.\u00a0 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. \u00a0 Burp, snore!! \u00a0 It could have been either a bear or a deer; both are equally fond of apples.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2619\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/oct15-appletart1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2619\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2619\" title=\"oct15-appletart1\" src=\"https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/oct15-appletart1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/oct15-appletart1.jpg 650w, https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/oct15-appletart1-300x177.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2619\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We had our own feast, French Apple Tarts.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The original recipe calls for heavy cream to make the custard in which the thinly sliced apples bake.\u00a0 I played around with that ingredient and substituted my own custard concoction of almond milk, eggs, and Birds&#8217; custard mix, along with some maple syrup.\u00a0 Dan pronounced my experiment a full success.\u00a0 Neat!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2620\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/oct15-applepie.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2620\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2620\" title=\"oct15-applepie\" src=\"https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/oct15-applepie.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/oct15-applepie.jpg 650w, https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/oct15-applepie-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2620\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A deep dish apple pie with a cinnamon\/nut struesel topping.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>I love fall!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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