The past two mornings we have woken to subfreezing temperatures and heavy frost. Any hope of those last tomatoes ripening is over.
The does were fenced in below the pond yesterday. Now we are taking advantage of any areas with good browse that the goats can "mow" before the tractors have to finish the work. They love it. We love it. Mowing goes that much faster if the field is thinned out.
Yesterday the goats were acting more like sheep though. They spent so much time grazing on the lawn-like-half, that I started calling them lazy sheep. Sorry sheep people, but I had visions of the tall weedy side being flattened in a day. That will have to come today I guess.
Along the pond bank we have two or three sizes of rose hips. This rounder large rose hip belongs to the pink rose such you see at the beach and has a great scent.
These are from the white wild roses that become more of a weed then an ornament, if left alone.
The goats trim up the brambles on the hill, but we have to get them up to the pond as we work through the acreage, to get things passable again. I can barely get through with my tractor to mow without getting caught in the thorns. Time for the goats to earn their keep.
As you can see, the colors are muting, but the browns and golds still have a little life to them. A blue sky helps too.
We had our first frost two weeks ago, and it has been a regular morning visitor since.
Its interesting to see the shadows still in frost as the grass greens around them.
Jock much prefers the cool weather.
Nothing like a crunchy roll in the frost.
Last night, I just missed the most wonderful coloring of the sun going down on the hill, with the moon rising over it. 
The first sighting this morning - white grass.
A close up of the individual iced buds on this flower head.
Only nature could work so hard at outlining every leaf. 
My assistant's foot prints melting the frost. 
Hollyhock leaves
My decorations had a little extra sparkle this morning.
Found your gloves, Dave.
A little frozen water. I guess its time to get the birdbath in.
Today Fall really showed her face. The weather has been wet, but today the damp and coolness started to penetrate the house and my bones. Its really time for soup and baking.
So in an effort to keep the house cozy and warm, I baked a double batch of the Amish Friendship or Friendly Bread. I have directions with both names and two somewhat different ingredient lists.
My second batch had a bit of an eruption and blew up onto the muffins. I wasn't sure how to deal with the two different timed bakings, but it all worked out fine. And the explosion was very tasty!
Tonight as we were bringing the animals in, my neighbor told me that there was a frost warning. It took me by surprise, as I have been watching the temperatures and the weather reports. The full moon is in four days, and I was looking for frost warnings, but I guess I missed it. As we looked at the evening sky, that halo that signals bad weather was ringing the moon.
The only saving grace may be those clouds, but the wind is supposed to blow them away by morning. I do hope it holds off. I picked my peppers, but I would like to have the tomatoes last a little longer.
Is this where that song came from?
The barn swallows have made fast work of a nest this week. I know I checked the "noise" only a day or two ago and it looked like the dregs from last year.
I love this shot of the barn in the morning light.
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