A Perfect Fall Farm Day

We've had some much needed rain fall this month, above average rain fall in fact.  It is so welcome after many months of minimal moisture.  Friday the sun came out and it was so pretty outside.  The soil was wet, the air fresh and crisp, a perfect fall day.

I tried my best to work at cleaning up the yard.  I kept getting distracted by the beauty of the season and had to stop and snap photos more than once.  I have not had a killing frost yet, so most things are still blooming brightly.  It's late in the season for so much color from the annual flowers.  The tree leaves are turning.  That combined with the bright colors from the flower beds, made for some stunning visual stimuli.

The sweet cherry trees are dropping their leaves first.

The leaf color against the green grass was striking.

Baxter and chickens and a rose bush with leaves turning color

Mini pumpkins in the window box by the front door.

Mums in a pot.

I cut down the clematis this summer and it has re-grown and is blooming again!

Baxter is always on the look out for mice, which are abundant.  Love this purple mum!

Still lots blooming in the flower beds.

The wedding arbor will be staying in the pasture as a permanent fixture.  It was particularly pretty today with the yellow aspen behind.

The sky was so stunning against the green pasture, yellow quaking aspens and red shop.

Been working on getting the wedding mums planted.  I still have quite a few left to do!

Baxter keeping watch in the pasture.

And to top of the perfect fall day, a perfect fall sunset!