Yesterday, it seemed like a thousand starlings had gathered in the trees just north of the barn, chattering and shaking the branches. Canada geese and Sandhill cranes are also beginning to join up in flocks, a sure sign that winter is on the way.
The starlings made their presence known while I was cleaning the pen where I will fatten the ducks and geese that will soon become next year's meat... another sign that winter is on its way.
