Guest and gate candy

We always ask our guests to drink from the bird bath.. it is just what we do around these parts.  Luckily she prefers it! Probably tastes of bird.. but I will leave that for her to decide. 
In extras some gate candy.. our newly painted gate and guest waiting to jump on unsuspecting passers by on the footpath beyond!!  (not really, she is a scaredy cat and tends to jump and run indoors if anyone considers walking past!!)
A quiet day of sunshine and blue skies until mid/late afternoon.. now it looks most threatening with a wind picking up.  Went out to the local farm to collect fresh milk and eggs and loved watching as leaves cascaded from some of the trees. We are expecting a hefty blast of wind in the next couple of days so we may well find a lot more leaves leaving.. so much for the autumn colours lingering!