Preparing for Winter
The type of preparation for winter that I observed today had nothing to do with either of us. The ornamental crab tree right outside our kitchen window is doing quite well on its own. The red berries will be feeding the birds well into winter. What is knocked off accidentally, the squirrels will find. Today the Blue Jays were busy with acorns in neighbor Jan’s yard. The Blue Jays are huge this fall. I do know that many people say Blue Jays are naughty birds in regard to their treatment of other birds. Well, I have had the distinct pleasure of being called naughty a time or two. I still have my good points just as the Blue Jays.
In between times I have been watering a dry floor drain. It doesn’t act up often and believe me it is not something that can be ignored. I know Mom would comment on what transpires with the weather that may cause it, but I don’t recall what it is. Multiple fills of water into the drain does do the job.
I would have thought that Dennis would be taking it easy on this his birthday. I looked out the bathroom window and there is garden art disappearing from the back yards. Speak of the devil. He just popped in the back door and asked if I could lend a hand. Absolutely! Dennis knows we won’t be about tomorrow as there is a three-year-old great-grandchild in Mankato that shares his birthday and we have been invited to a party.
Enjoy these great days beckoning us into fall. Special.