When Summer ends..

It seems this year's Summer has come to an abrupt halt, temperatures have been slowly on the decline for the past couple of weeks. This week has seen thunder storms with some spectacular lightning across the mountains and some heavy and persistant rain.
September is generaly a nice month, not so much scorching heat - it feels a little more comfortable but can be quite chilly in the early mornings and late evenings. We are not anywhere near to lighting the fire the yet though! The temperature in the cave at present is maintaining a steady 21 degrees and feels very warm after being out late at night.

Our new visitor

and getting ready for the winter....

Some of you may think that this pile of wood is maybe a bit premature..."poco a poco" is the key, it will be nice when the real cold weather comes and not have to worry about starting fires or ordering wood. Notice the red saw hanging up in the centre of the pic, guess who is going to be busy..? the thought of a glass of Glenmorangie in front of the wood burner will keep me focused!