The Autumnal Equinox - September 23rd - First Day of Autumn

According to www.weather.com during the autumnal equinox, day and night are balanced to about 12 hours each all over the world. Instead of the Earth tilting away from or toward the sun, its axis of rotation becomes perpendicular to the line connecting the centers of the Earth and the sun.

“This change in the tilt causes the change in seasons with the northern hemisphere moving from the warmth of summer to the chill of winter,” said weather.com digital meteorologist Linda Lam. “This process includes a shift in the overall location of the jet stream which plays an important role in weather conditions.”

From that point on, daylight in the Northern Hemisphere gradually becomes shorter up until the winter solstice. This is the opposite of what occurs in the Southern Hemisphere, where daylight won’t grow any longer.

Here in Kentucky the days will now start getting shorter and it's time to make those last fall planting and anything that may winter over.

                                                                                      

Kentucky State Fair - Eggs, Eggs, Eggs... It's all about the eggs this year.

Not much exciting at the Kentucky State Fair as far as rabbits and chickens go.  I had a few entries (nothing I thought would do well) but I had to work late the day they needed to be taken in so I missed the entry window.

I did however get to enter the egg contest for the first time.  I entered a dozen in the brown egg category and a dozen in the pastel egg category.

Fourth Place in the brown egg category.  Not to bad for first time entering.  Next year I will enter 2 dozen in both the brown and pastel.  I don't have white layers so I can't enter that category.

It would be great to see my eggs in that display case.


The Kentucky State Fair is a great event.  Lots of entertainment, education and interesting things to look at.  From contest exhibits to the animals and of course the midway.

I did spend a lot of time talking to a great couple who raise Nigerian Dwarf goats.  They were very informative and have pushed me even closer to getting a few goats.  Visit their web site to see their goats. www.hilltopfarmsky.com

There was also a Dragon

And Jack climbing his beanstalk