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It’s autumn here, and we need to prepare the garden for winter : cut raspberry bushes, clean the kitchen garden, harvest apples, collect dead leaves, tidy up the oustside equipment, … Claire takes advantage of her holidays to do it, with our help of course.
We introduced a colored visitor in the house : an elegant goldfinch (carduelis carduelis). We would have enjoyed his company longer, but Claire did not want. She delicately caught the bird on the curtain of the kitchen (he was a little breathless to have played with us) and put him on the outside edge of the window so that he can rest before flying away towards other adventures.
Claire did a good job of getting the garden ready for Winter 🙂
That finch is quite pretty.While we are sure you would like to have played with her,
we think she has other places to go.
Purrs Georgia,Julie and JJ
Wow, what a cool visitor! Too bad he couldn’t stay longer. 😉
We bet Claire is glad to have your help, Pixie and Zorro. And your visitor was so pretty!
pojadsofpijasdf We’re still so jealous of that luscious garden!
Hopefully you get to see the visitor again!
wonderful job! My favorite color is green so of course I noticed your pretty green shutters! Love them!
you have such a lovely yard. and no offense, we are glad Claire got the bird back outside and safe
Nice work with the garden. We need to do the same thing here, but haven’t started yet. Your feathered friend is very cute.
Nice visitor…too bad he couldn’t stay. He could keep you two amused all winter. Mom says that’s not nice but it’s true. Your garden looks nice and clean.
Shoko and Kali
I could use some helpers like those two!
Good working helping Pixie. Nice finch photo too.
pixie N zorro…..well, thoz curtinz will knead ta bee destroyed ~~~~~~
🙂 ♥♥
Such pretty photos and we are not ready for winter!
That birdie was adorable…all of those colors!
Prepare for winter…OH NOES!
I feel guilty as I need to start doing all this stuff as well.
Looks like you’re great little helpers!
Mum hasn’t started any outside cut down of things. Nothing has frozen yet and she likes to leave stuff as long as it is still growing.
Your garden looks amazing! I’m sure the cats were enjoying your visitor.
That’s a very pretty birdie. We’re still waiting for Fall to arrive here in the North East USA. It’s so hot!
Pixie and Zorro, Claire is very lucky to have such great helpers! And how nice of that goldfinch to visit. 🙂
It’s so pretty at your home Pixie! And that lovely bird is waiting patiently for you to befriend her ;p
the critters in the cottage xo
WoW! Your Human did a most excellent job! Your scenery made my human homesick for Midway. The scenery is very much the same.
Purrs
Marv
What a lovely garden.
Have a super duper Sunday…
Noodle and crew
My Mom & Dad are starting those same chores, but I do not get to join in the fun. I’m glad your mom saved the pretty bird from your “playing” paws.
Oh wow your garden looks supurr, we were doing the same thing yesterday, but today with all the gail force winds there are leaves everywhere and it looks like we did nothing!!! MOL
Happy week to mew all
Big hugs
Basil & Co xox