BACK TO A BAKING DAY

Got an early phone call from g-son saying that a lady had hit a deer at our driveway and the state patrol officer had the drive blocked. He was worried that he couldn't get out to get to school on time.
Since Deb , other g-ma is there today hubbie just goes by and picks him up.
Hubbie had to ask the officer to move and let them out but g-son got to school on time.
The lady said it was a big buck deer she had hit and her car had a lot of damage. The deer had ran off.
I got chores done and had breakfast then I put all the canning things away and all the canned tomatoes and jelly stored in the basement and got out all my baking equipment.
I started baking and baked 12 caramel, 2 chocolate, 2 pound cakes, 1 applesauce cake and a pan of brownies.
Hubbie picked IR up from daughter's and brought her here so daughter could get her baking done.
As I was working in the kitchen my ring alarm went off and looked out the window to see this big limb break off the side of the Willow tree in the yard.

We have talked about how all the trees around our yard are dying but when we thought about it these trees were all planted at the same time in the mid 80's when we built this house so they are all the same age and most have outlived their normal life spans.
Hubbie took IR home on his way to pick up g-son from school and then we worked on cleaning the limb out of the yard.

I got chores done and found the guinea nest filled with 24 eggs while she got off to go eat. It wasn't long until she was right back on the nest. She might make it through the setting this time as she is really close to the house.

As hubbie and I took a break out in the covered patio this evening it is becoming very evident that the season is changing as the sunset is coming back into our view from the patio.

Unfortunately when #1 son and Aa got home they tracked and found the deer that got hit this morning. It was a nice young buck who made it to the creek before collapsing .  So sad.

The "E" storm was named today as it heads away from the US coast line.

I iced cakes and got things ready for market tonight and got into bed by 11:30 which wasn't bad.

Thankful for the blessings of this day and thankful for the answered prayers for CA.

God Bless and Good Night