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| Little mushrooms popping up |
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| Stairway to RJ's loft with its entwined-branch railing |
Friday 10/31. Completely forgot to note that the girls gave us an egg yesterday! Perhaps the lack of them wasn't so much the weather and disappearing sun, as the fact that they were molting.
We are wet, wet, wet! Randy is whining because he is finally getting some of our wet. But he is right, North Idaho does not need any more water. If they ever run out, we're all in deep doodoo. I read an email from him this morning and it made me so tired just reading about all the work he is doing, that I almost had to go back to bed.
The fog cleared early this morning, but then kept creeping in and out. A little before 1:00 pm the wind whipped up briefly, blowing the fog even further away and I could see most of our little world. Couldn't see the mountains, but I presume they are still standing. The sun actually managed to burn through the cloud cover for a few minutes, startling in its brightness. Our high for the day was 46.
The girls were making so much noise today that we thought for sure they had laid another egg. But no such luck. Maybe they were just expressing their joy at a moderately dry day.
Since we took down the Baker, our winter refrigerator is in its place on the porch and our beer ensconced within. At least until the temperature drops below freezing for any amount of time.
Yesterday JB tripped on some of the clutter in his part of the loft, so he has finally resolved to clean it up. He worked on reorganizing his space most of the day.
I talked to Pat today and was complaining that because we don't get any trick-or-treaters, I didn't have an excuse to buy extra candy. She said, "You don't need an excuse!" And, by golly, she's right. I'll remember that next time I go Down There.
Saturday 11/1. It is JB's birthday and he turns 72 today. Happy, Happy Birthday, JB!!
As if celebrating that fact, there was NO fog today! The day began 38, cloudy and breezy. It stayed breezy all day which seemed to thin out the clouds. By sundown the wind had really whipped up and the sky was clear. Our high for the day was 46.
Randy called this morning and got me laughing, as always. Such a character!
I cooked up a big pot of chili, a pan of cornbread and some gooey, very chocolatey brownies, and we left for RJ's cabin at 1:30 pm. Finally got my big winter jacket out to wear. We had a great visit. Was so good to see Mike again and hear all about his training for track and school studies.
We picked up the card out of the game cam on the way back home. Good videos of a cougar, a couple different small bears, and some deer. One of the bears is probably just a one-year-old, so his mother must have geen somewhere nearby.
Larry and Elsie came up for a visit, bearing birthday greetings and a gift for JB. A gift certificate for four tickets to a Wenatchee Wild hockey game. They had wanted only two, but were given four, so we will pick a date for the four of us to go. We haven't been to a hockey game since just before we left Chicago and went to a Blackhawk's game.
Sunday 11/2. It was 37 and clear with a bit of a breeze. Two days now without awaking to rain! Woo Hoo!
I love the extra hour we got last night and the brighter mornings. Not so much the earlier dark. And the Fall time change is always much more difficult than the Spring change for the dogs. Their inner clocks don't reset so easily.
Little mushrooms are popping up in small clusters in many places. With all this wet, I almost expect to see ferns also.
We took the door off of the hen house today so JB could trim it, and finally got it to fit right. Funny how, when building something in the heat and dry, everything fits together just fine until it gets really wet. . . I put more straw and shavings in for the girls and they immediately went about scratching through it all to check it out. They had given us another egg this morning.
JB took MAX's battery out and recharged it. MAX seems to be doing fine if we should have to use him.
The sky completely clouded over by early afternoon and our high for the day was 44. More rain is due tonight.
We have finished watching all the Star Wars movies and started the second season of Game of Thrones. But I still have the Star Wars' theme playing in my head all day. Argh!!
Monday 11/3. It is 43 and overcast, but no more rain so far. We plan to drive down to Larry and Elsie's in Miss Kitty this evening to sharpen our chain saw blades and then play some marbles.
David, I am so sorry for your situation, but am glad you enjoy reading my blog. Thank you for your comment.
Thought for the day: Americans have come to learn that it is easier to vote for something they want, than to work for it.
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