The day started off cloudy with very strong winds--we battled a strong wind yesterday during our walk and decided we didn't want to do it again this morning along with the muddy road. We treated ourselves to a little extra sleep.

Matt and Sam came over this morning to get the apples that were still on the tree as well as those on the ground. The guys shook the branches and the apples fell like rain. Matt also climbed the tree to get the apples that were higher up and pretty soon the tree was bare. John helped with raking the apples up as Sam had a hard time trying to do it one handed. They then headed out to the food plots to hang a game camera. He wants to see what time the deer come onto the plots to eat.





After lunch, John and I headed up to Clearbrook to attend an open house for a friend's 90th birthday. There was quite a crowd and a nice opportunity to visit with folks we haven't seen for a while. The afternoon continued windy and cold, so we spent the rest of our day inside watching college football, reading, and working on the computer.