Harvest Moon

Saturday evening I got organized enough to take some pictures of the harvest moon.  I'm always trying to learn with my camera and the way it takes pictures.  Here's what I took:

During the weekend, I canned applesauce, dehydrated apples, dehydrated potatoes.  I didn't make a dent.  First I couldn't find my cone-shaped mill.  After scouring the house we decided to purchase another one.  I do not like it.  It is so much smaller than mine that it was hard to get all the fruit.  I wasted so much.  The next day I peeled and cored the apples.  I definitely got more fruit but it was time-consuming.  I'm not anxious to  process much more at this point.

Making Bread

We got up at 5 this morning ready to get started with our day.  I decided to make bread because I didn't get to it yesterday.  Here is it raising just before baking.

I chopped onions that we had drying, vacuum sealed them in 1 cup portions for cooking with later on.  I chopped red and green peppers and sealed them also for later use.  I so glad I got that done.  I just couldn't waste them.

We did some winterizing on the chicken coop.  Installed a light on a timer and a coop door.  They had been using the large sliding doors but the temps are suppose to be a lot cooler the next couple of nights.  I gave the girls a pan of yogurt and some boiled eggs, they ate every bit up.  Cleaned out their water and added some apple cider vinegar.  I think they are happy.  They have been able to free range during the weekends and they love it.  When I get home from work, I will let them out until dark.  

The bread turned out lovely.  We had a pork roast with carrots and onions and a side of french cut beans (homemade) with bacon bits.  For desert we had an apple crisp with ice cream.

LJ is our rooster.

Look at those fluffy butts.