Happy weekend, finally! Long weekend coming up what with Labor Day holiday and all that. Very excited for our cooldown that has rolled in. The weekend looks like a gift, with humidity making itself scarce for at least three days in a row. Thank goodness. Humidity really is something that could make a girl just snap. Today, we won't even hit 80 degrees until 4 p.m., and that only lasts an hour. Around lunchtime today, I'll take babies out to play! At 71 degrees and 46 percent humidity, that's definitely play weather for little ones!
Today's pictures are pretty self-explanatory. On Thursday night, Mama-Bunny went a long ways up a tree. When I tried to coax her to come down, she just gave me a look. After a few minutes, she trotted down that angled tree all on her own and landed gracefully on the ground, no easy task as she has chunked up quite a bit since we've had her. I will say that the crook of the limb she's sitting on is nice and broad and really would be a tempting spot for a kitty to roost on and watch everything going on all around her!
Local friends, take note: Peggy Ann had pumpkin cake donuts yesterday! My September 1st ode to pumpkin post was just in time, wasn't it??!! It's pumpkin season! But seriously, you need to know that these are seasonal and, generally, if you want to purchase more than a dozen, you should call ahead and order them. It is good stuff.
My little boy gets naughtier every day. He's figured out how to scale the gate in the fenced-in area, and then he makes a run for it. One really does forget how fast kittens are until they're pushed to run after one! His saving grace is that he's OH-SO-CUTE!! I'm sure I drive him nuts because when I pick him up, I simply cannot help myself. I do a gentle squish-cuddle with him so that he can't squirm, and I kiss his face over and over. It's his own fault, though, for being so yummy.
When you've been so busy that it's January 1st, and you turned around and it's September 5th (that's pretty much how it has worked this year), and then you get these sporadic long holiday weekends, frankly, you don't know what to do with yourself. At least I don't! Sunday is a definite for a nice, long run. When humidity is low, I can run forever with little effort. I've been running since 2013, and it has always been that way for me. I've never adapted over the course of seven years to humidity when running. My body just cannot handle it. We'll see what Monday plans bring, although I hope something pumpkin is involved.
I need to get final pictures of the pumpkin patch. They're ready to be picked, and the corn is nearly ready to layer into shocks for the yard. I'm going this weekend to go pick out the fall ribbons for the trees. I cannot decide if I want an Autumn plaid - something so very comforting about plaid patterns - or if I want something that has leaves or candy corn, etc. I'm seriously leaning towards the plaid this year; I'd love something with orange, brown, mustard yellow, hunter green. That's some old-school Autumn, isn't it? I like paisley, too, but for easier visual effect for outdoor decorations, I think plaid is better since our house sits so far off the road. I leave my Autumn decorations up through Thanksgiving. We do NOT do Christmas decorations at Thanksgiving around here. If that's your thing, that's fine! I think you should do what brings you comfort. But I look forward to the season of ghosts and goblins and then the season of thankfulness all year long. There's no way I'm shelving it before it fully runs its course. Christmas can wait.
I'm still counting down the days till Crocktober!!! Out of all the choices of bandwagons to jump on these days, this is the one I'm joining! Can't think of a nicer way to open up the season of the ghouls than with crockpot goulash, toasted French baguette and a spooky movie. I'm all over this, y'all. Since October is on a Thursday, I'll actually make the goulash the night before. I have thought my whole life that goulash tastes better the next day. Lots of things do, though - chili, leftover holiday casseroles, spaghetti sauce. I want to try crockpot French toast, too.
Today's weather starts me out wanting a giant, frosted cinnamon roll from our local bulk store, which is not far from us at all. They open at 8:30 a.m., so I'm thinking that may be a thing today. I haven't had one in a while. It would taste great with maple bourbon coffee. Lots of fall festivals are being canceled this year, as I expected they would be. In addition, Myers Pumpkin Patch will not be doing their haunted maze this year. They do a bang-up job; I mean, it's impressive! But I completely understand canceling it. Hopefully, next year will be back to normal. They are open during the day, however, so that you can go by and get fall goodies such as pumpkins, squash and gourds.
I must needs go now because baby Oliver (yeah, I know, he's a huge 16+ pound Maine Coon mix now, but he's still my baby) is being really terrible this morning. He's trashing everything. He has been outside under the stars for a bit this morning, and the cooler air has him fairly revved up. He's back inside now and really just kind of using his size and the heft behind it to wreak havoc on a few things. Going to grab him and make him cuddle with me. Maybe if I gently scratch his chest and neck, he'll fall asleep!
Happy weekend to you, whatever your plans and wherever you are. Fingers crossed for lovely weather for you, too!!
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