Autumn Sunflowers

Every year the Tecumseh Land Trust plants a field of sunflowers just north of the town of Yellow Springs, timed to peak as our autumn colors and apple production peak. So people can come to enjoy the flowers, cross the road to get a fresh-squeezed cup of cider, buy a pumpkin, etc. It is an Autumn tradition for those of us who live in these parts! Enjoy:

Our fading Autumn flag

Pumpkins and mums at Peifer's!

This year's sunflowers!

Another annual scene at Peifer's

And our current crescent moon!

Enjoy your Autumn, wherever it may find you! The sunflower pics are from the last two weeks, the moon from last night (Oct. 15. I accentuated the post with our old flag and a couple of pics from past trips to Peifer Orchard. And of course if you are in the neighborhood, you MUST go to Young's Jersey Dairy for awesome ice cream and farm fun!

Oh those Jersey girls! The cutest!

Tis the Season...heh...

Chloe the Flamingo, dressed for the season.

Martha Goose looking witchy!

Ghostie, our new flag! Thanks, Ms. Pat!

Heather looking a bit wicked...heh.

Hickory tree on campus

Maples are looking very pretty!

Hickory leaves

Maple leaves

Love this house!

And so the leaf onslaught begins...

More maples...sigh...so pretty!

And one of our favorite houses...

Sunday Dinner, down on the Farm

Today our parish priest and her husband invited the congregation out to their farm for lunch, a celebration of stewardship in the past year, as well as a time to commit to the coming year...a fitting celebration here in our Ohio, as it is harvest time! Mother L and Mr. P bought a farmhouse and more than enough land for themselves to garden and their dog to play. It is right smack dab in the middle of ongoing commercial farm operations, so each summer they quite literally are surrounded by either corn or soy beans. This year it is corn!

 Nearby barns and silos

 Corn on the stalk, awaiting the combine harvester

 The beautiful "nuisance" Morning Glories!

 

 L & P have lots of trees in their yard

 

 Crabapples? I think maybe...I didn't bite into one to see.

 They planted a row of sunflowers visible from the kitchen. I'm sure the birds love them!

Their yard is fun to roam, with an herb garden and tomato plants right out the back door, and various blooming lovelies around the house.

And they have gorgeous white pines!

 I saw several butterflies, and not just the usual cabbage whites and sulfers. 

Here is a  fritillary of some sort!

 I even saw a Monarch! (not pictured...this was as close as I got to a shot of it)

And this battered black swallowtail

I even saw one of these! We had a lovely visit. I'm sure The Bug will post more, possibly even pictures of people. I don't do people.