We have had a bit of dismal weather at The Vicarage over the last several days. The raindrops interspersed around ministry have made it a bit difficult to accomplish some of the tasks I had set for myself this week.

I still haven’t finished chopping down the brush around the chicken paddock.

It’s about half done. Maybe I’ll get it finished today so we can start building the actual paddock.

The forest creatures have not been deterred in the slightest by the weather.

If their appetites are any indication it will be an early fall.

I wrote YESTERDAY about how the sense of impending fall is giving me an urgency about the chicken projects. That, and the fact that two of the chickens have made inroads into escaping from the playpen is giving me a bit of agita. I came home from CVS this morning to find that Squash and Eggplant were sitting on top pf the netting.

The garden is still blooming though.

The cone floors are also in full bloom.

A sure sign of fall is that the Japanese Knotweed is flowering too.

Some of these stalks are ten feet tall.

And this year I have a giant patch of jewelweed growing.

I will be harvesting some of this to make an anti itch tincture for the winter.

It’s all coming along. I am enjoying the fact that I am being more consistent with the property this year. That said I am hoping I can get everything done before the weather breaks.

DO YOU HAVE A SENSE OF URGENCY CONCERNING THE WEATHER THIS YEAR?