fall in photos

I seem to be just an occasional poster to my blog these days. My days are filled with playing, schooling, pushing Owl on the swing (she calls it the woo), reading, crafting, pushing Owl on the woo, gardening, animal tending, piano concerts, poem recitations, pushing Owl on the woo, baking, cooking, and occasionally cleaning. My evenings are filled with knitting, planning, and dreaming. I am so thankful for the fullness of life I'm living and I'm keenly aware of how fortunate we are. Not many posts ago, I did a summer in review. Here's my fall in review.

Owl copies Pumpkin in everything. Here they are doing piano theory work together. Our school space is in the background. It's nice to have a dedicated school/creative space.

Alybug and Owl at Cades Cove on our fall vacation

The 3 big girls at Cades Cove

Pumpkin carving just before Halloween.

Em with a baby chick

Pumpkin with a baby chick. We bought 15 new chicks just before Halloween after we lost a couple of our hens. We now have 15 chicks and 2 6-month old hens who just started laying eggs. The girls are so excited to be collecting eggs now as a part of their animal chores. Owl likes to "helpa" with egg collecting too!

Owl with her first ponytail and me

She keeps us all laughing!

One of my favorite things about our new home is the sunrises and sunsets we see on top of our hill. Here's a sunset.

Owl chases the big girls as they head down the hill to the tire woo. She seems sure that she's a big girl too.