Fall Chores

I'll get back to our fabulous family visit shortly. (I have to savour it!) Meantime, I've been busy. Joe was out doing errands. At least, I would have getting to indoor chores, if two white women didn't come to my door to interrupt me. My dear friend used to tell the Jehovah's Witnesses 'Hari Krishna.'  Later, I thought, after the taller woman introduced herself and her sister, I should have asked her for her home address so I could go bother her in the middle of Thanksgiving prep. 

They try suck you in to their religion on your door step, assuming we are godless infidels. How arrogant to think they can drive the 100 m up our driveway and waltz up the sidewalk to interrupt me. I'd just done a workout, I was sweaty and not fit for company. It's so hard to get rid of them, as well. More harm has been done in the name of religion. Just look at Gaza, where the peace deal is showing cracks. Everyone needs to live in peace.

🍁Fall Chores – I've lots still to do. 

We had some rain, 28 mm (1"). It was Monday, and I knew rain was on the way, but I had to get the garbage out. I hustled, but not fast enough. I fetched a piece of plastic from the ditch. Suddenly, the heavens opened. I was soaked! I laughed so hard...

 

Finally, rain. I took a video to remind me to fix it, as well as which eaves troughs need help. 

 

Up the ladder to clean it out. It's not much, but enough to block it. 

It was quite pretty, with the trees and leaves.

Today our local animal rehab peeps are going to release some raccoons in our forest. More on that after the fact! It's a bit of excitement in our day.

Crumbly Acres

We've had a major melt here. About 3' of ground cover, the snow is down by half. No wonder. It was about 16 ℃. on the front deck. I sat out and read my book in the sunshine. 

The gutters were overflowing. I shoved the goldfish pond hose along it, drained it, and found debris at the far end. There is no way I can get up there right now. 

It drained well, then we had a refreeze. I pulled the hose out before bed, in the dark. It was freezing in the gutter.

Bird songs have changed. The starling is having some fun.

A foreshadowing of Spring. The red-winged blackbirds are here. Perhaps 2?

Ah, dratted gray squirrel!

Out back we've had Butch Raccoon. They snooze in the depths of winter, waking if it warms. Not a true hibernation. The newest trailcam, which took 1000s of photos, the pooched out, then began working again (?), did not capture the action. I have a new bush under the protective cover. I sorta forget what it is. I shall have to look it up!

It is lovely indoors. We woke up to - 8℃ or some such. Fetching the mail, my hand froze in my gloves. Then my arthritis kicked in. Ah, old age. 

Orchid Cactus, and my white orchid plant. Both were gifts.