Thanksgiving 2020 and yes we are very thankful!

The four of us went on a pre-thanksgiving meal hike

A quick stop by the stream

One brown

Moscow mules with cranberry

One for each of us

Purple carrots or black sticks as we call them

Lipstick on a pig

table for 2

and leftovers for days

 

Before the Snow And The Rain There Are Things That Must Get Done.

20 # Pasta bake with spinach and cheeze

meatballs 

and more cheeze

A quick stop at the stream before heading over to Marts

One more outting before the snow flies.  Catching and Releacing!

Just chillin and burnin

A few pole barn repair projects before I call it a night.

first repair the bagger for the mower.

 And Bee Hive repair and cleaning for the 2021 Honey Season starts now!

More mouse evictions.

Mid November an temps in the 60's & 70's

After a day of being locked up with kids.

I was happy to spend alittle time along the stream in the fresh air. Even if I only caught a few reek chubs.

Then Susie and I  took advantage of the nice evening to burn a few leaves and clean up the drainage along the lane.

Tonight I hit brush and jumped the fence and caught and released a few as the sun went down. 

Back to the ridge and on my way home.

 

Pizza and Cocktails

The shiitake mushroom log that Susie got me for christmas kicked a few span this past week

So, Susie baked off a few pizza crusts in the afternoon 

Keeping it simple with Sue's homemade pizza sauce, pepperoni, cheeze and Shiitakes 

Last night she made The Bee's Knees cocktails

With oven dried lemons

Yes, they were as good as they looked.

 

Friday the 13th North to South

I started friday the 13 by issuing an eviction notice to the residence of this triplex

time to find a new home for these two

I also disassembled this 500 piece puzzle.  Let me know it you're interested 

Social distancing among the pine needles

After the work was done.  Then it was time to head down river.

 And up the other side.

BONUS!

It's been a bonus week here in the driftless.  Anytime you can get a couple a red elm trees blocked up....

it's a bonus.  Just like a thursday case of troutburculosis.

and not just one trout but 

three beautiful bows out of one pool.

and now on to wrapping up the last of the bee hives for the winter.  I'm alittle worried about this one.  I'll have to give this one some food this winter if I hope to get it to spring.

and another bonus 70* November day on the stream

nothing but little creek chubs on this stretch 

 Jerry on hay bales and Venus at sunset.