We are having a 'real' Fall!

The temperature was in the 40s last night and today it is in the 60s. The trees are turning and leaves are falling--oh I love Fall!
The mountains are beautiful this time of year and the sky is so clear. I love the view from our front porch!

We have a terrific view of White Top Mt. from our porch so on Sunday we drove up to see the view from there. It is about the same elevation as Denver, CO and it is so interesting to see the difference in the Rocky Mts. and Appalachian Mts. at that elevation. There are more deciduous trees on White Top and lots of beautiful undergrowth. It was a lot like the Redwood forest in California, except not nearly as big. The ferns and moss were beautiful under the trees. There is also a 'bald' spot where people hike to the side of the mountain and the view is gorgeous. We are going again on Sunday afternoon to hike since we had not gone prepared to do that last Sunday.

It has been a very long week. Tracy had a spot of skin cancer removed from his temple on Monday. We were at the Dr's office for three hours and he now has another lovely scar to go with his others.

I painted the garage doors and the exterior doors on Wednesday with help from my momma. We had a great time and the doors look really good.

Siding was delivered yesterday and Tracy is excited to get started on it. I dread staining it but I am really anxious to see what the exterior will look like when it is finished.

The building inspector came this week, and we passed, so Tracy could move on to the insulation. YUCK! It was so hot the first day he worked in it but yesterday and today have been much cooler.

And our little kitten died.
I think we all knew she wouldn't live long but it was a shock. She had been doing so well, and was playful and kitten like, then we found her having seizures. It was very sad. The veterinarian had told me that sometimes a mother cat will reject a kitten because she knows they won't live or have something wrong with them that we just can't see. I think that was probably the case with Elsie. But we loved her, and made her comfortable, and did all we could for her, so we are at peace. Tracy and Anna buried her in the woods and Anna made her a little grave marker.

So...things are still moving along here. I don't think I have been this busy in many years. There is always SO much to do.

Oh! and we went to the County Fair! It was the first time we had been to this one in at least twenty years. It was lots of fun to see the exhibits and the animals. Tracy talked to tractor salesmen but we are still undecided about the type of tractor to buy.