Monday, October 09, 2023
After three days away from my part-time job and doing property work, today’s return to work will be my relief from physical labor. I worked setting fence posts, moving large rocks, hauling discarded old concrete to the dump, and in the evenings fell exhausted into bed. Those hard-earned accomplishments are visible, and so are the differences they made.
Our gorgeous Indian Summer has held on, but there’s a warning that it might rain this week and could start this afternoon. On returning home from work, I’ll tarp anything with an engine that must stand outside. I’m optimistic that our nice weather will continue a while longer, but it’s impossible to count on old weather patterns holding. Last autumn, very early and following many days of Indian Summer, suddenly freezing and snow occurred. Winter’s hit lasted and didn’t let up.
I remember clearly, for not preparing early for a weather change. Many problems confronting me were frozen horse watering troughs, broken guttering, and non-operative snow blowers. Unlike years ago when we could count on the weather changing about a week before Thanksgiving. That’s when we could anticipate the first snow. Now, regarding weather, what changes and when they might happen are up for grabs.
Dear Friends: Okay, let’s start this day, this week, and see what the weather brings. Diana
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