Every day is so full of things to do that I cannot imagine how I could do it all. For instance this morning, after espresso and our delicious gluten free biscuits, I have taken the sliced tomatoes out of the dehydrator and put them in olive oil, sliced more figs and three bananas to fill the dehydrator trays I emptied and sorted the laundry to finish this week's washing. Other chores, yes, one is putting the compost bin out to take to start next year's compost for the garden. Eugeniu has talked with Vicka who has spread compost all over the garden so that it can soak into the soil for next year's crop of tomatoes, corn, peppers,squash and the perennial garlic that is so amazing. The snow will come and cover it and when that melts the soil will be turned again and made ready for planting next year's garden.

The rainy day last week was a blessing indeed, but the surprize was getting to see the amazing place the flocks of birds chose to rest.  With every movement I made, they flew away only to return momentarily resting in almost measured evenly spaced places along the electricity wires above our heads.  Those are not leaves on that apple tree.