Change Is In The Air

Sunny and warm forenoon, but with a talkative wind hinting at change. Rain and dropping temperature by evening.

Thanksgiving Harvest

It is Thanksgiving in Canada, which seems the right time to celebrate the harvest.

Also, a little drone fun with across-the-street neighbor, who is a pilot and aircraft mechanic.

Quick Birthday Visit…

…to Antler Circle. 40 years.

And, of course, the boys had grubs to share.

Here a hermit flower beetle grub found, along with many others, in a dead tree.

Increased Mobility

Tooled around the house, practicing for the out of doors.

Hard frost last night. Cool and breezy today.

Williams Bay…

…for a short “walk” around Yerkes, and a Chicago style hotdog from Daddy Maxwell’s.

Arboretum Work

Morning meeting with Middle School principal (he came the house) to plan student visits. Then later, work on assembling the Welcome Center pavilion kit assembly team.

Black maple (I think) in side yard.

Another Little Outing…

In search of autumn color. Not much around here, since mostly oaks an a frost just a possibility.

Picnic

Able to swing the peg leg into the truck, so got to ride along on some errands. Then a tuna melt from Natalie’s in a park in Milton.

Outside…

…on a beautiful afternoon. Helped with trimming good old rosemary prior to coming inside in the next week or two.

Progress

We engineered a way for a peg-leg to take a shower.

Photo by Sue

Foggy Morn…

…sunny afternoon.

Photo by Sue

Indoors all day, but with the windows wide the sun streamed in and a beautiful day did not escape.

In and Out…

…of the repair shop. On the mend, but move like Chester on Gunsmoke.

No Hurricane Here

In fact, very high barometer, so, still and bright and cool. Near frost last night, but not quite.

And the gazpacho turned out well. As neighbor Anna said, “tastes like a garden.”

Possible Frost Tonight…

…though I doubt it.

In any case, tomatoes harvested today , and gazpacho on the menu tomorrow.

Surprise Harvest

Even neglected, the Whitewater garden is providing good things. More beets, more tomatoes, and those things pictured below.

And this volunteer beauty:

Impact

We were able to watch the DART spacecraft crash into the asteroid Dimorphos, live. Utterly amazing. Perfect shot, right on a target 6.8 million miles from Earth— a target moving in a complex orbit. You gotta love math.

This is not Dimorphos, but rather a gift from the garden.

The Green Green Grass of Home…

…or alternatively, How Green Was My Valley (which, btw, is a memorably good book). Lots of moisture the past few months, and not yet any sign of frost, so green it is.

R and R…

…along with some r & r. Time for reset, rest, relaxation, and recuperation.

Anyway, back in Whitewater, settling in, and looking forward to a fabulous fall and a wonderful winter—all at a methodical and measured pace.

To The Sault…

…with the cottage winterized and closed up.

Lots of oregano left for the taking.

Three Day Blow…

…wind wailing in from the west. Glad the boat is already in Gore Bay. Lot and lots of loose ends tied up, and we are close to ready for departure.

Photos by Sue.

Also very chilly—sharp turn in the season. The little wood burner is doing a masterful job of keeping things pleasant indoors.