Monday, November 20, 2017

Bits and Pieces

Some random bits and pieces from my weekend:


We have cleaned up most of the garden, but John has been nagging me to trim these purple cone flowers that have gone to seed. I've steadfastly refused because the goldfinches love them, and I love to see the goldfinches. Plus, I think they look lovely in their own way.


Our leaves have been a big disappointment this year, with some falling while they are still green and lots of drab brown. I did find a few red oak leaves while I was raking the piles of brown and was inspired to create an autumn tableau.


When you have lots of carrots to use up, need a vegetable with dinner, but want it to taste like pie, carrot souffle might be just the thing.
(I think it's even better if you only use 1/4 c. brown sugar.)


Just in case you're making Thanksgiving preparations, it looks like the date may have been changed. This sign is to alert people to street closures for the Turkey Trot in our town which is always on Thanksgiving, but when I stopped by the borough office to let them know that Thanksgiving is on 11/23, they insisted that 11/24 was the date on the work order, so that's what they had to program on the sign. They would, however, "bring my concerns to those in charge".


C'mon squirrels! You're supposed to hide the walnuts for winter, but it's clear that you've just given up.


Hope your weekend was a good one!

16 comments:

  1. Isn't bureaucracy a wonderful thing? LOL. Love your weekend snippets.

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  2. I am laughing at your squirrels thoughts of hiding things in plain sight! Hahaha! And, your Autumn Tableau... lovely!

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  3. I try to leave dried cone flowers for the birds too, plus brush piles and other “comfort zones” for them. It just means I have more cleanup in the spring. In the rural countryside my neighbors don't mind, of course.
    And squirrels, I ignore those critters. As much as possible.

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    1. I agree! I love to look out the window while I'm doing dishes and see pairs of goldfinches enjoying the seeds!

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  4. I do minimal fall clean-up in my garden. Between the tasty seed-heads and the stems for overwintering insects and bees and the garden "winter interest," well . . . I'd be a fool to tidy up now! ;-) Thanks to your local bureaucracy and the lazy squirrels, I've definitely started my morning on a good note! XO

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  5. Check check double check people. Glad you suggested they LOOK at the signdate!

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    1. Guess what? The date still isn't changed! (I really shouldn't be surprised.) :-)

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  6. I love your tableau!! I'm amazed at how many oak leaves are still on our trees. Lazy squirrels... that's a hoot.

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  7. Maybe the squirrels have exhausted all the usual hiding places. The bumper of your car might be a new low, however. lol The parade of colors of oak leaves would be a perfect for my water color class. I might have to pull everything out and give it a go. I'm all for leaving your cone flowers untouched if it keeps the gold finches around. I love the little 'coins' hoping through our conifer branches.

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  8. I always leave my purple coneflower seed head for the finches and I have a nearby finch feeder...I just love watching them! Squirrels are funny...where I used to live the squirrels would always "hide" a black walnut on top of my mailbox, right near the front door! Now I find them in the window wells around my house.

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  9. Silly Squirrels. Your leaf tableau is so pretty. Love it. And the carrot soufflé sounds delicious. I may try making it with a combination of carrots and parsnips!

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  10. We had our trash company call with a recorded message (3 times) - because they kept messing up in one way or the other. One was the date - they kept saying November 24th...and insisting it was Thanksgiving... They finally called - a 4th time - to say, hey, it is November 23rd.... Was it leap year last year? Would that be why there is a problem?

    Linda in VA

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  11. I'm with you...the cornflower heads are lovely! And I can see some potential pretty knitting in that tableau!

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  12. I vote to leave the coneflower heads for the finches. They need the fuel for winter. Thanks for the tip about Thanksgiving Day. :-)

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  13. Our childhood dog used to bury her bones in plain sight on the living room rug. She'd make the feet motions to cover it up and then it was out of sight. Maybe your squirrels are doing the same thing!

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  14. love the nut on the bumper :) Seems to me they need a new and improved calendar :) I love leaving the coneflowers all winter long until spring!! then maybe some babies will appear from my lack of work.

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