Fall in the Adirondacks

The full harvest moon has already passed on by pushed by the west wind bringing fall to our home.  Leaves flying in reds and golds shower the yard and the blue sky opens up in their falling.  Migratory birds have been heading south and the forest is now filled with the sounds of the locals.

Gardens are being prepped for spring, roots dug and the last of the fresh plant medicine making completed.  As the fall moves into colder weather the forest surrounding us grows quiet as the earth prepares for winter silence.  The deep quiet fills us with a dreamtime, an inner way to reflect on the old year and the new year coming.  I am including some pictures from the Adirondacks that I took this fall.

Enjoy and take good care

Don

Adirondack October

The middle of October and we have our first artic air moving in. The wind is sharp and it is in the single numbers at night. The deer that are 10 generations with us visit the garden nightly. Any greens will be a welcome addition to their diet. Soon we put corn out for the turkeys and grouse, jays also enjoy sweet cracked corn. Today the clouds were high, moving fast and so cold with the distant sound of geese flying south. It took me a few minutes to locate the flock, see their white wings, hear the calls and enjoy snow geese from Hudson Bay. The call of the snow geese is slightly higher in pitch but a mellow sound to my ears. Winter looks early this year in the Adirondacks.