With the weekend came autumn and all that goes with it. A look at the calendar a couple of weeks ago
would have confirmed that it was officially autumn but it wasn’t until last
Friday that the weather verified it.
Friday evening the wind shifted to out of the north and clouds rolled
across our little bit of the country and that is when the temperatures began to
drop. The sumac bushes have begun to take
on their cloak of red leaves as a harbinger of the changing weather. Saturday could not have been considered cold
in the middle of the winter but for the first cool snap of fall it was pretty
chilly. The temperature dropped down into
the upper forties (Fahrenheit) and remained cool all day.
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| Fall flowers are everywhere but some are small and require a little looking to find. |
This time of year is nice to pass away a few moments on the
front porch, sipping coffee and watching the leaves change. From there we can watch the hummingbirds feeding
like there is not tomorrow when in fact it may be tomorrow that they decide to
head south to Mexico or Central America or where ever it is they spend their
winters. I am continuing to fill their feeders but know I should stop soon in
order to let them go south soon.
On Saturday I moved some of our bird feeders, cleaned them out
and got them ready for the all of the birds that will be migrating into our
area with the change of seasons. We have
a small store of firewood stacked for winter .
I have found three or four downed trees to cut and stack to get us
through the winter. We primarily heat
our home with wood and only supplement with LP when we absolutely have to. Today, I have taken the day off to be with
Logan and Holden and handle a few things around the house and none of which are
getting done while I am sitting here banging on this computer.
I hope all is well in your “neck of the woods” and that you
are enjoying the change of seasons as much as my family is.
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