I made it through September...canning is slowing down....thank goodness!

It is still very dry, but not so hot. We have had some cool evenings and days in the 60's and some like yesterday in the 80's. I like this time of year because there are less annoying bugs that bite(other than ticks) and the fly population has slowed down. I think the rat population has slowed down as well due to the bobcat and a neighbors cat hunting on my property. This is fine with me, they come at night and all my chickens are secure and not at risk. 
The youngest laying hens who I call the stripey girls have started to lay eggs every other day. Soon they will be producing the little pullet eggs regularly, which are so cute and make great deviled eggs! 
I picked all my red and green Bartlett pears, but have left the small and somewhat buggy Bosc pears to the bear. Now it is time to start thinking about pulling the plants from the garden and planting fall bulbs for the spring of 2026!