Vey detached, no longer anxious, in limbo

[Phoebe]

So here I am, generally feeling quite a bit better than I was a few days ago. I've not had any more disturbing dreams, and for that, alone, I am grateful.

It's been kind of rainy and dreary the last two days, but I actually enjoy this kind of fall weather, and we desperately need the rain, so I'm not complaining in the slightest. You really can have too much of a good thing when it's sunny all the time. I learned that when I hiked in the desert southwest, so I know that rain and clouds are a very good, life-giving thing.

Yesterday's small get-together hosted by H-freind was a lot of fun. We had a potluck dinner and then all sat around and talked for a few hours. We were all active outdoor-types, so there was plenty to talk about.

I'm getting together with H-friend again tomorrow after my therapist appointment, in my usual hiking spot for post-therapy therapy! I haven't been there is a few weeks, so I'm looking forward to seeing how things have changed now that fall has arrived at the park. One of my favorite things in the world is getting to know a place and then watch it change with the seasons. I have that at my farm, but this year I'm also getting to know a few other places, and that's a really nice thing.

Fall is really beginning to show won my farm. Many apple trees are starting to ripen, and many more are starting to lose their leaves. The maples are beginning to turn, and the field edge plants are starting to go to their fall colors. Goldenrods are beginning to fade, milkweed is starting to dry up and the seed pods to split, virginia creeper and poison ivy are going to crimson. (I'd like to see more of the former and less of the latter, but that's beyond my powers...) The fall bird migration is in full swing, and my yearly fall bluebird visitors have arrived. There are many other migrants out there, but I never seem to have my binoculars with me at the right time!

My birds are still not doing all that well with their coop-training, though it was hard to decide if they were really the problem this evening. We had a severe thunderstorm and the sky darkened so quickly that it triggered the solar chicken coop door to close early. I had 8 of the 9 youngsters outside the coop at dusk. I was hoping that I'd be able to trust them to get to the right roost by this point, but apparently not so much. Silly birds. I need to find a way to train them to come for food when I call as a starting point. MY older birds always come running for a treat, but the little ones are afraid of them, so they always hang back when I call. I think that I will lock the big girls up tomorrow and engage in some serious training efforts of the young ones on their own tomorrow.

Beyond that, not too much to report around here. I hope that everyone has a quiet night and one with good sleep.