Marching along

 

The middle of November is already in sight and we're just over a month away from the winter solstice, that happy day when we slowly tip back to more light. Speaking of light, after the deluge yesterday, what a surprise to see an actual sunrise this morning and a bit of blue sky.

Snow is falling in the high mountains but has fortunately held off so far in the Methow Valley. Amanda and Tom are on the final countdown to get everything out of their old house in town, then cleaned up and ready for the renters on the 15th. That last stage of moving is always such a mess on both ends. 

The cats are now moved (one happy, one not) but the chicken house with its inhabitants is still a big looming project. Those 12 hens are worth their weight in gold, laying a dozen or so perfect eggs every couple days. They're useful not just for the food, but the amount of kitchen scraps they consume daily. Anyway, I hope they can get them safely settled for the long upcoming winter. Maybe Amanda will send some pictures this weekend. 

Speaking of fowls. John is excited this morning because I gave him a WHOLE chicken to cut up. He's been watching YouTube videos and I'm sure has the perfect knife to break it down with surgical precision. A yucky task I've done hundreds of times, just because whole chickens were once much cheaper than cut up.

Have a good weekend.