A Blustery, Wet Fall Morning

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We are both up at 6:00, Evie because of an early doctor's appointment. We can hear the wind howling, strangely coming from the southeast, rain pelting the roof.  It's not going to be a very nice day but it's going to warm up a bit, to the 60's.  I am not sure what today will bring, no walking or kayaking, perhaps it's a good day for bread making, soup making, something like that.  I  saw a lentil/squash soup recipe on the NYTimes which looked good.

Black Walnut Row

Yesterday was another fine fall day on the lake, sunny and cool, with a nice breeze.  The lake, unfortunately, was choppy so we did not get out in our kayaks but about 10:00, we drove over to the end of Lakeside Drive and walked Long Point Park, a 3 + mile jaunt, mostly through woods. Someone over the past year or two has created new trails, so it was fun to walk somewhere different, as we wound our way through the heavily wooded areas.  It was strange because at times, we were zipping up our fleece, at others, unzipping it, depending on the wind and whether we were in the sun or not.  We actually met three other walkers, which is rare.  They were, of course, dog walkers.  We also passed a prison guard with a band of green clad trusties, splitting wood something we tend to see each fall.  It must be nice for them to get out in the woods, enjoy some sun.

A Fall Sky

We were home about 1:00, in time for some kuru fasulye, again, and Longmire.  While I had lunch, Evie prepped dinner, chicken picata, then we both relaxed until 3:30 when we powered up both mowers and cut and mulched a couple of yards filled with leaves.  It took some time because the leaves were so thick especially the front yards.  At least they were dry and there's a feeling of accomplishment, if fleeting, when we were done.  We also did some raking, filling up a couple of garbage cans before taking them up the hill.  It was starting to get dark when we finished, as is nature's wont this time of the year.  In fact, one week from today, it would have been dark as the time changes this weekend.

Black Capped Chickadees Are Back

We relaxed with a glass of white wine before dinner, but were both hungry, so Evie finished off the picata, then braised some sprouts and made rice, our usual accompaniment to the chicken.  We were excited to sit down and eat and watch TV because we had three of our favorites shows saved, Fargo, Homeland, and The Affair.  We watched them in succession, taking time out to watch a bit of the Cavs or the World Series before returning to the next show.  Evie went up to bed early because she has an early morning and I soon followed to read.

At the moment, it's just 7:00, still too dark to take a photo of our morning, so I will have to wait for awhile by reading the NYTimes or Washington Post.  We have the plumber coming at 8:30 to do a check on our boiler, thermostats, zones, to make sure they are all functioning for the winter ahead.

It's now 9:55, Evie's just returned from the Doc to choose photos and edit the Blog.