”Autumn is passing through us, And we are in love…”
Today is cooler than it has been, down to the 60’s, more seasonable weather. The day is pretty with lots of sun glinting through the leaves on the oak trees in the backyard. The sky is a light blue. The breeze is blowing the leaves at the ends of the branches. This morning the nuthatches are back to the feeders. I always watch the birds while my coffee is brewing.
Last night, I went out on the deck with the dogs just before we went to bed. The night was still warm. I noticed something white on the part of the driveway in the backyard. I had to check. Nala had stolen a cookbook from one of the boxes here in the den. The book was a Christmas gift from my sister. It is called Recipes from the Stone Zoo. I thought it funny that she chose a book from my hometown with zoo in the title, a bit psychic I think.
I used to watch my father rake the leaves into a pile on the road beside the gutter. He always wore his red jacket. He’d burn the leaves. White smoke rose from the fire. The aroma of the burning leaves filled the air. My father would stand with rake in hand to tend his fire. It is one of my favorite memories.
My mother would turn on the heat this time of year. We had an oil burning furnace and a tank to hold the oil in the cellar. The truck would come by to fill the tank. The truck was loud. The oilman wore heavy gloves. His clothes had oil stains. He would drag his hose to the capped opening on the side of the house. It always took a while. The unpleasant smell of the oil filled the air outside and the air in the cellar. I thought that the oilman and the garbage man had the worse jobs.
My dance card has one more event for the week, another concert tomorrow. Yesterday’s concert was in Orleans. I took the long way home, by Rock Harbor then on to 6A. The ride was a delight. It was a warm day, and I had the window open. Some trees are still brilliant, especially the reds. Leaves fell slowly, but constantly. Some of the branches are already bare. Autumn flowers graced gardens. The grasses in the marshes are turning brown. I saw one cranberry bog being harvested, a late harvest. The bright red cranberries were floating on the water. It was the perfect fall ride, bright and beautiful.
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October 24, 2024 at 2:03 pm
Hi Kat,
Yesterday the plumber returned, he found the leak in the foundation under the utility room. I worked from home all day yesterday and the sound of his jackhammer was incredibly loud. He repaired the line, and now I have a concrete filled place in the floor a quarter inch below the tile. He left it that way so that the tile can be replaced. My dryer, hopefully will fit over the former hole and still work. It’s nice to have hot water again. 🙂
Now I get to bring in the restoration company to return my half bath and office back to the way they were. Yuck, more workman. 😦
Yesterday and today the sky is almost clear and the predicted high is almost a record setting 90°. Still no rain in October.
Our leaves won’t change color until sometime in November. We are on the same latitude as the Sahara desert.
I don’t understand why the presidenal polls are so close. Why would anyone want to vote for a guy who has said, “Hitler did some good things”, or “Hitler had good generals”. Of course, he forget about the generals who tried to kill him with a bomb. Maybe I’m giving that moron more credit than he deserves. Maybe the American public is more stupid than I imagine. It may be a good time to liquidate and move to another country.
October 24, 2024 at 7:54 pm
Hi Bob,
I hate problems with plumbing or electricity. Getting things fixed costs a fortune. My house is at that stage of needing work. I got a new water heated last year. I’m hoping that’s the last for a while.
Today was such a pretty day. We are still at 60° and tonight won’t get much cooler, but it is quite a change from the 70°’s of the last few days.
We can still get fairly warm days into November. One year we ate appetizers before Thanksgiving dinner on the deck. By then, though, all the leaves will have fallen.
I will never understand how people can still support him. His comments about the enemy within scare me to the roots of my being. He says he will jail his enemies like Nancy Pelosi and Adam Schiff. Not supporting him could put you in danger. He needs to stop and think about those generals. There were 3 attempts on Hitler’s life by his generals, all failed.
October 25, 2024 at 12:17 am
In the end he didn’t have the guts to stand trial and face the executioner. He killed himself and his wife.
October 25, 2024 at 8:24 pm
He did shoot himself but Eva took cyanide. Mrs. Goebbles shot her 6 children then she and her husband killed themselves. Hitler’s dogs were also killed.