Another great week of above normal weather with temperatures in the 70's and 80's. The local gardeners love it because all of those green tomatoes that didn't ripen in August are getting red now. Next Tuesday September 22 at 4:18 CDT is the Autumnal Equinox, the first day of fall. Pictured here are some wild grapes that grow on Oak Point. They need a frost which will bring on the sugar to the berries so that some grape jelly can be made. We have to get to the grapes before the birds and animals get them.
The Sumac leaves are starting to change to red. Sumac is deciduous woody shrub that grows in ditches, under power lines and along the edges of forested areas. The Native Americans used Sumac for food and medicine. The native folklore says that sumac foretells the weather and change of the seasons. For these reasons the Sumac were held as a sacred plant.
We had relatives that came for a visit this week who proceeded to catch a mess of Walleyes in the middle of the day, so we had beer batter fried walleyes. Always a treat.
Small Game Hunting Season started on Saturday September 19th for Grouse, Squirrels and Rabbits. Outdoor News reported that more bear have been harvested during the first two weeks of the 2009 hunting season then in all of 2008. Duck hunting begins the first Saturday in October.
The acorns continue to fall. At least once a day I use my leaf blower to roll them off my driveway.
The Sumac leaves are starting to change to red. Sumac is deciduous woody shrub that grows in ditches, under power lines and along the edges of forested areas. The Native Americans used Sumac for food and medicine. The native folklore says that sumac foretells the weather and change of the seasons. For these reasons the Sumac were held as a sacred plant.
We had relatives that came for a visit this week who proceeded to catch a mess of Walleyes in the middle of the day, so we had beer batter fried walleyes. Always a treat.
Small Game Hunting Season started on Saturday September 19th for Grouse, Squirrels and Rabbits. Outdoor News reported that more bear have been harvested during the first two weeks of the 2009 hunting season then in all of 2008. Duck hunting begins the first Saturday in October.
The acorns continue to fall. At least once a day I use my leaf blower to roll them off my driveway.
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