I was surprised this morning to find HUGE Robins outside. It is not that I don't notice them - it just seems that they have increased in size since yesterday when they were out feeding. As they walked along the fence - it was almost jaw dropping. They looked like pregers women. The one's you know are going to have that baby (probably twins) at any moment. They walk with that hand on the back of their waist, looking happily miserable. Although these beautiful birds have no hands, the comparison is pretty complete! Guess they are here to let everyone know it is time to prepare for winter!

Olive was up all night Alarming. (I find ALARMING so much easier to post than barking after an almost sleepless night...). I am not sure what was outside, but she was certainly upset about this situation. She was kind enough to wake every Alarmer in a 10 city radius to help with her alerts. Somewhere in my twilight I thought I heard the Bear growling, but, alas the top of the dumpster has not been disturbed. Guess I am the only one to be truly disturbed last night!

I am trying to get a fence built around the remainder of my property. I am painfully aware of the inability of people to do what they say around here. Everyone has irrigation ditches to water their yards. It is a wonderful thing for most. Problem with it in the boonies is keeping it cleared out. Once it is done in my area it is not nearly the job. Until it is done, it is like walking through the jungles of Africa. No idea what you will run into, no clue if some weird vine will grab you and pull you away, waiting to be the dessert for one of those huge man eating fly traps that I used to love to buy Shelby, but was too grossed out to actually put something live in there for it to eat. Should you notice no posts in the next few months, you will know that something has gotten me, as today is the day for me to go in and clean it out. And I did drop the ball up at the top of this paragraph, my guys hired to do this activity yesterday never showed.

Today is cool. I am loving it - but I am really not ready for Winter!

I am enjoying cooking. The Hatch chili's are out - which is wonderful - and I love to cook with them. I am going to make a big batch of beans, some traditional chili, chicken chili, hot sauce, and then crash... I love adding the chili's to all that I will be cooking today.

I am watching the cooking channel and they are making Paella. I would love to make that at least Once in my life...It is on my list for this fall/winter. I also want to make tamales. I have never made them before either. Being this far away from Tex-Mex or real Mexican food - I must make my own. It is ok - I do love to cook!

Rain

We have had rain daily for the past so many days. I love it as it means I don't have to haul hoses around the yard. I have become quite the gardener. It is just so fun to watch all the flowers make it from small little wienie plants to these amazing smiling flowers! I love it! I have four pots yet to be planted - I am hoping that today is the day. It is also so fun to dig up a worm or two and watch the chickies chase each other for a taste of this wonderful morsel...yum yum!

This morning 4:20 am I let Olive out. It was pristenely quiet. One of those crisp mornings we have not had in quite a while. Stars were reaching out to everyone...so glad to be seen, so sparkly from all the showers they have had in the past days and nights. Truly like a million diamonds glittering down. And as all know - a diamond is a girl's best friend! I saw something this am I have never seen before and really am so unsure of how to describe it. The moon was amazingly bright also. Following the moonbeams down to my roof top was a cloud of bright light. I am still trying to verbalize it - it was so breathless to me. Is it an omen of dark days to come - is it a hope of bright days on their way after some harder times? Does it mean to kick my but and get over myself? I choose to believe that one. Funny how we can read whatever we choose into all of this wonderful world. We can choose our path. Happy or sad, grumpy or glad.

I love my world up here. The air is beginning to get that a crisp feel to it. I am afraid it is beginning to whisper "Fall is coming! Be ready!" and I am so not! I don't have a project as of yet. That statement all by itself is not good for me! Maybe this will be the winter for Olive and I to take a cross country trip. I am not up for the winters up here. Can't believe I said that either! Shush Shush Shush... that is our secret!