Halloween is over and I have 2 large pumpkin and several gourds that were decorating the front entry. Today I'll put them in the garage to keep them from freezing and then cut them up and put them out on the foot path in the woods for the deer and raccoons. Even the migrating geese love the seeds and the loose pulp. Nothing goes to waste here in my yard. I generally cut the pumpkin into 8 big slices so the deer can get to the pumpkin meat. They really like pumpkins. I also have a large nutritional apple & corn magna deer block out there. It is good for them packed with nutrients. They reward my kindness by eating poison ivy plants & berries in the woodland!
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Sorry to be so long about adding new posts here. Got overwhelmed by my job and just today came back here.
The leaves are three quarters down now but a couple of smaller trees protected by the big ones are still green! The golden maples are still clinging to their leaves and the oaks are almost all turned still with many leaves.
