The Epitome of Relaxation

I looked out the window and saw one of my cats relaxing like this:

This does NOT look like a relaxing position, but apparently to this cat, it's just fine.  And yes, I did check to see if this kitty was alive, and yes, she is very much alive but sleepy.

What a life to be a cat - nothing to do but eat, sleep, hunt, play and .......you know what.
Meanwhile I've been working like crazy with late season garden produce, honey, canning, kraut making, and cleaning.  We harvested 300 lbs of honey this year, about 50 lbs less than last year.  This year's honey is a cross between clover and basswood honey with a little tang thrown in for good taste.   It has a beautiful golden color.  
     Hard to believe that summer is over, September starts tomorrow, and winter is just around the corner!  The leaves are already turning into fall colors here.  Kids start school.  The garden is winding down - only a few tomatoes and peppers left, and some lima beans, and popcorn to harvest.  Everything else is completely done.  We are harvesting apples by the bushels from our tree.   I sell plenty of them at our market booth, too.

One of several tubs of apples from our Prairie Magic apple tree.   They are good not only for pies, but also for eating.  I recently discovered a recipe for a butterscotch dip for apple slices, which is SO good with our apples!

We have also been harvesting our dry bean crop and podding out the beans.  Harold and I spend a couple hours a day doing this.  We have 3 full trays of Jacob's Cattle beans, Topaz Pinto beans, and Red Kidney beans.    Plenty of bean dishes in our future winter meals!

Three full trays of beans from the garden - Jacob's Cattle, red kidney, and Topaz pinto

     Now, if I could just find some time to relax like this cat................maybe not quite so contorted, though!