Hello, friends. On one evening walk, I saw two wild turkeys with five deer, all close together, which I thought was a lovely example of getting along despite differences. The natural world contains many lessons, if we will take the time to notice. We didn't get many apples this year, but I turned them into applesauce and canned it, then made a pear pie. The next day, I canned pear sauce. Apple and pear peelings were dehydrated, and will be powdered.
On Monday & Friday, I saw a hummingbird at the feeder. The one on Friday spent some time checking out our fountain. It moved so fast, I couldn't tell if it was actually drinking, or just looking. I'm thinking these were migrating, as I'd only seen one the week before. I tried a new Fall Harvest cake, made with persimmons and apples, with a few tweaks. I made it GF, subbed honey for agave, lemon juice for ACV, and pear sauce for apple, as one of the jars didn't seal. I typed these words as J was eating some, and said it was OK, but wasn't impressed when I tried it. There wasn't a lot of flavor, and the texture was gummy. That could very well be because I made it GF, so it may still be worth a try, if you have persimmons. If I were to make it again, I think I'd toast some walnuts to add in.
The persimmon seeds were planted along the path, as Guinness and I took a walk, by scuffing up an area, dropping some, and covering with nearby soil and leaves. Hopefully, some will germinate and grow. We may never see them fruit, but hopefully they'll be a benefit to others and wildlife. J got all the winter squash into storage. I'm a little late getting this post up, because my sister and I headed to Charlotte for a concert yesterday, and spent the night in a tiny house B&B. The concert was wonderful. A few of their songs, here, here and here. In the words of their song, don't let these moments pass. Be well, friends.
Words to live by: don't let these moments pass. Indeed. Thank you for this reminder, dear Laurie!
ReplyDeleteTheir music was a great reminder to me as well.
DeletePretty pictures! I've seen deer a lot in my life, but only several times turkeys. They were near my yard, just shy I guess! Nice you enjoyed your concert with your sister. I didn't see hummingbirds for a couple of weeks (prior they were filling up constantly) so I took my feeder down (just last week). Then I saw one the next day! I felt bad, made more sugar water, put it out, and haven't seen any since. andrea
ReplyDeleteI'd been debating whether to take mine down, but ended up making more food, after I saw the one on Monday. It appears that there's less in the feeder since I left yesterday, so I think they may still be coming through.
DeleteHi Laurie! Animals could teach us humans a thing or two, that is for sure. That's great you had enough pears to can some sauce. I had high hopes for our pears but during that heat wave the trees dropped a lot of their fruit. Still trying to learn how to bake GF here. Sometimes we get fantastic results and the next time, not so much. Glad you had a nice time with your sister.
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Jane
GF baking has a real learning curve to it! I hope next year's harvest of pears will make up for your lack this year.
DeleteBeautiful aster(?) in the first photo. Do you water bath can applesauce? I was thinking that might be a good introduction to canning for me. C eats so much applesauce.
ReplyDeleteGlad you enjoyed the concert with your sister. You must really like that band to make the drive.
Have a wonderful week!
That first pic is an aster, though I haven't kept up with the species. I canned the applesauce in the steam canner. Anything that can be canned in a water bath canner can also be done in the steam canner. The band is one that I had hoped to see live one day, and when I saw they were coming to Charlotte, I had to go. Live music is one of my favorite pleasures in life. Have a beautiful week!
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