Monthly Archives: October 2016

October Blue

Posted on October 30, 2016 by amanandhishoe

The waning sun casts October skies with their own shade of blue. I suppose if I spent all my time outdoors, I could tell what week of the year it was just by the hue of the sky or the … Continue reading →

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Brown and Gold

Posted on October 27, 2016 by amanandhishoe

The trees are going to sleep, shedding their leaves in ever increasing amounts, in a quiet ritual that has gone on for millions of years. When dreaming of autumn leaves, how many dream of asparagus with their golden feathery fronds? … Continue reading →

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Skagit’s Freshest Tofu

Posted on October 24, 2016 by amanandhishoe

It’s official. You can get Skagit county’s freshest tofu at Belfast Feed Store. Starting today, I’m delivering fresh tofu to them on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, which means the tofu you buy there will never be more than three days … Continue reading →

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Fall Feathers

Posted on October 22, 2016 by amanandhishoe

One of the maples has leaves that look more like feathers than leaves. From spring through summer, they are the feathers of a green parrot. In the fall they turn into rooster feathers. In a light breeze, you can see … Continue reading →

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On Fire

Posted on October 20, 2016 by amanandhishoe

All it takes is for the clouds to part and let the sun shine to set everything on fire. Next to the pond, the snowbell fruits dangle like Christmas tree ornaments. Paint them different colors, and you’d have an outdoors … Continue reading →

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A Better Mother

Posted on October 18, 2016 by amanandhishoe

While making tofu this afternoon I saw MiAsa 美朝 bring her two month old chicks out to graze under the plum trees by the cabin where I make my tofu. It’s hard to believe that in late August, the chicks … Continue reading →

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Redwood Down, Cedar Down

Posted on October 16, 2016 by amanandhishoe

What goes up must come down. A strong wind helps. Friday’s storm snapped the top of a young redwood tree. It also snapped the top of a towering cedar tree. All is not lost. A fallen tree top is a … Continue reading →

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October Wind

Posted on October 14, 2016 by amanandhishoe

Before today’s storm, we were able to gather most of the Asian pears off the tree. This year was a bumper crop and they are at their peak right now, sweet, juicy, and crunchy. I’ll take some to this weekend … Continue reading →

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A Morning, a Day, a Hundred Years

Posted on October 12, 2016 by amanandhishoe

We had another frosty morning. With each day, winter steps closer. Takuma 拓真 and Ena 枝那 are helping me bring in as many beans as possible before the big storms arrive tonight and tomorrow. They can’t figure out why I’m … Continue reading →

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Outdoor Cathedral

Posted on October 11, 2016 by amanandhishoe

Through a cloudless October sky, the sunshine pours down, highliting the brilliant fall leaves. The cold nights are intensifying the fall colors. Maybe the fall colors are what guide the geese and the swans south. All they have to do … Continue reading →

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Winter’s First Breath

Posted on October 11, 2016 by amanandhishoe

Winter’s first breath tinged the roof and grass this morning. It’s time to get serious about getting the rest of the garlic and shallots in the ground. Flocks of geese are heading south. I hear them long before I see … Continue reading →

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A Graveyard of Corn

Posted on October 9, 2016 by amanandhishoe

This is what a graveyard of corn looks like. While putting the corn down, I found a curious stubby ear of corn. When you grow your own food, you often find curious items like this stubby corn. I could see … Continue reading →

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Who Will Harvest?

Posted on October 7, 2016 by amanandhishoe

Who will harvest the apples? Us or the pileated woodpeckers? Pileated woodpeckers have spotted our apple trees. With the chickens pecking at the low hanging apples, and the pileated woodpeckers attacking the apples from the tops of the trees, we … Continue reading →

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Missing Nuts Found

Posted on October 3, 2016 by amanandhishoe

The brilliant blue hydrangea blossoms have all faded to dull purple, except for one late head which just opened. It’s a breath of spring in fall. I’ve passed this tree more than two thousand times over the years, but I … Continue reading →

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