The summer birds are leaving….gradually one group by another is flying away from our farm to locals further south.

The Robins left early, going in sometime in July.  Then the Orioles emptied the the sugar feeds and left. I have not seen a Western Meadowlark for  ever so long; the blackbirds swooped down into the feeders early one morning then took off in a cloud.  I will have to wait until spring to see and hear them again. 🙂

It won’t be long before the Swallows fly.  The last of the babies are ready to fledge any moment.  I hope I can capture the ‘gathering’ as they swoop and settle on the electric wires waiting for all the other swallows to gather with them.

So far the Hummingbirds are still here.  I am so glad!  They bring me joy as they buzz and  hum while I weed and water.

Then one day last week the owls came back….singing their night songs as they hunted for mice in the fields.  The crows and raves are letting me know they are here also and they really DO like black sunflower seeds.

Fall has arrived.

The trees are starting to sport yellow mixed in among the green, the weeds are turning woody and going to seed even if they are only ankle high…they know.  Time is running out.

My garden is still blooming well, the seeds have not started appearing.  Which is good.  I’m not ready for winter.

Today the little girls are going to have a sleep over—the schools in Delta start on Wednesday, but the schools in Craig don’t start until next Monday. There is much sadness as this leaving.  So in a great burst of compassion I asked if they would like to have one best friend each to spend the night tonight.  (I hope this Grammy is up to it)  I will take the best friends home sometime after lunch tomorrow.

Wish me luck, it’s been a mighty long time since I’ve had sleep over’s at our house.  Can you just hear it now….chattering until Mid-night…lots of giggles and whispers!

Your friend,

Linda