Evening chores

As the days get shorter this fall, evening chores get earlier and earlier--so early that Ole can tag along. We lock up the chickens and the goats, fill up the feeders and waterers, count the chickens and gather the eggs. In a spirit of bloggy truthfulness, I should admit that amidst dinner, bath and bedtime, Alex does these chores alone almost every night. But this night, we head out together.