Cutting up...32º

Saturday morning Herb and Rusty started the job of boning deer and bear, then cutting and packaging it for the freezer...I fixed a pan of tomatoes, onions, peppers and herbs to pop in the oven, slow roasting while I went to Enterprise and lunch with friend Ruth, who is leaving for the south on monday.

After a relaxing afternoon Herb started a pan of sheepherder potatoes and onions in the dutch oven and Rusty coated deer and bear steaks in flour and fried them for our supper...I added a fresh cole slaw and we all agreed, potatoes seasoned just right, meat tender and juicy, coleslaw fresh and sweet, we enjoyed an excellent meal!

After Fridays final crew-cut on the flower beds, readying them for winter one of my favorite plants "Joe Pye Weed" still stands stately and tall, swaying with the breeze...Joe Pye slow to come through the ground in spring, does not have a showy flower, but his size over 8 feet tall makes him stand out head and shoulders above all other plants...Joe Pye doesn't take much care, a little shade, some extra water and he happily grows tall, with blooms on hollow stalks in September and October, the last blooms of summer....Hugs to All...OWAV:)

Joe Pye Weed