It's the time of year for pumpkins and squash and raking leaves and hot chocolate. Â In Amish country life takes on a more frenzied pitch as there are preparations that need to be made for the long winter ahead. Â Heating oil and coal need to be stocked up on. Â The last of the garden goodies need to be canned and put up for the winter. Â Firewood needs to be stacked and sheltered. Â The garden needs to be cleared and perhaps a final mowing of the grass for the season and straw needs to be in place for animal warmth in the winter. Â Every last temperate day is used from sunrise to sunset to prepare for the arrival of what will be months of cold, ice, and darkness. Â This is a photo I like to post each year about this time, a buggy in Belle Center, Ohio full of bright orange plump pumpkins.
Other scenes in this "mash up" a buggy pulls some supplies in Holmes County, as outdoor projects are rushed to completion. Â And a gorgeous panorama of the Holmes County hills bare of leaves (this shot was from a previous year, so head out there this weekend to enjoy gorgeous leaves!) soaks up the sun on a final fall day. Â Amish use pedal power to get around here, something the soon-to-arrive snows will put a stop to soon. Â And flowers enjoy a final burst in the garden of an Amish home in St. Ignatius, Montana where winter will soon arrive with full fury.
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