Calm Before the Storm

We’ve got some wild fall weather moving in to the Pacific Northwest, so I thought I would take a moment to appreciate the still, misty mornings and fall color before the leaves fly away.

The big elm tree in our yard is usually the first herald of autumn around here, and the most short-lived. I enjoyed its cheery yellow color while we were out weeding the raised beds and planting the garlic.

The quail coop has been looking fine and fancy in a canopy of red leaves. We’re down to two Bobwhite Quail left of the twelve I got four years ago, so I am hoping to get some Japanese quail in the spring and have speckled eggs for a change.

Some of the flowers are still going strong in the garden and I’m appreciating them now because I know that soon there will be plenty of leaves on the ground to mulch the garden for the winter.

Now we just watch the sky and wait. They’re making reference to the Columbus Day Storm of 1962, so I think we’re in for a wild weekend!