Photo Album, Summertime On The Farm

Goldenrod, apparently multiple species, began blooming in mid-August and has been increasingly abundant ever since. Many uncut fields are, by now, looking all yellow:

The Tall Garden Phlox bloomed for about a month and then faded. I sat at the base of them one afternoon for a rest:

 The apples began to fall from the trees:

 The fantail pigeons enjoyed their freedom to come and go at will:

The family across the road threw a big pig roast, inviting everyone on our county road. There was a local country band:

 And all the neighbors brought beer and food to share:

 When my sister came to visit, she carried out apples for the cows:

I think she was disappointed that they wouldn't eat them out of her hand, but she got much closer than anyone else (other than me) has ever gotten:

One of the two plum trees I planted when I bought the farm produced plums this year. I found three small windfalls and ate them. They were delicious:

 I left the bigger plums to stay on the tree a while longer. I wanted them to become as sweet as possible:

New England Asters began blooming alongside many roads, a sure sign that autumn is here and winter is not far away:

My little bantam hens reduced their egg laying to almost nothing. Either that or they've got outdoor nests again which I haven't found. They enjoy full freedom every day during the summer: