November!

It is wild, mild and wet today.  Not the hard frosts of the last few days, but 59 degrees with wind and rain.  It doesn't seem very November-like.  Jeff says tomorrow night it is supposed to be 15 degrees.  That's Vermont for you!

Windy day

It is coming out of the south/southeast, so my weather vane tells me.  

Facing into the wind

I found this on Etsy from Swen and gave it to Jeff for Christmas last year.  I think it is quite nice.
 
The chickens are taking advantage of the lull in the rain to get out and about.  When it starts pouring again they head to the barn.

Braving the wind to get a drink 

Heading back to the barn

As you can see, their feathers are almost all back in.  I love how nice and shiny the new ones are.

I finished another rug.  These are the alpaca core wrapped wefts.  I really like this all black one.

Alpaca rug

It is so incredibly soft.  I can just imagine how it would feel under my feet, getting out of bed on a cold Vermont morning.  I hope someone else feels that way!
Now on to more spinning so I can get my next project up on the loom.  And making butternut bisque for lunch as I have a lovely fat squash neck to use.

What is left after oven roasting the rest 

November!  It goes so quickly that I hope I use it wisely.

Lovely Fall

The days are passing by in a lovely parade of good weather.  There are flowers still blooming, even some unexpected ones like this clematis.

A late fall blossom

The chickens are all going through various stages of molt.  Cleo was the first to start back in September. For a while I was finding a veritable drift of white feathers under the roost each morning.  She now has almost all her feathers back in, as does Roxie.

 Mama and Roxie

As you can see,  Mama is really in the thick of it now.

Having a bad feather day!

Isn't she funny looking?  Miss Buffington is just as silly appearing.

Miss Buffington and Cleo

It won't be long and the hens will all be full of clean, shiny new feathers.  Just in time for the cold weather.  They are having a grand old time running all over the yard, scratching in the leaves and eating the apples that are on the ground.
I finished my white shawl and got into the shop.  I am very happy with it.

The white shawl

We also took another quick day trip to Maine.  It was a ton of fun as we picked up my currently unemployed sister along the way.  We hiked the Rachel Carson Wildlife Refuge even though it is closed because of the government shut down.  Then we walked on the beach.  It was glorious.

Jeff and Katy walk MacTavish

Hope you are enjoying your fall, too.