I blew leaves yesterday for the first time. It was overdue, but I got away with it because it was so dry. In the past two days, the leaves have been falling very fast, and they will be due to … Continue reading →

We probably have about as much color as we are going to get. It’s quite beautiful when the afternoon sun is starting to go down and the sun is shining through the yellow and golds of the hickories and red … Continue reading →

From The Hill’s Overnight Energy Newsletter: https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/578464-biden-administration-moves-to-undo-two-trump-era-endangered-species?utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=43752

From The Hill (I apologize for the advertising, but this is an important story): https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/577662-biden-administration-orders-two-year-study-on-minnesota-metals-mine

After the great fall weather we just had, it’s bounced back rainy. Shifting mists, about 65 on the deck in the afternoon. I call it “mountain weather.” More leaves are on the ground, and it’s beginning to look like fall … Continue reading →

After about a week of rain, we’re having some beautiful fall weather. It was 48 on the deck this morning, and it’s 56 at 1:00 PM. There’s a fairly brisk breeze blowing, resulting in a beautiful, crisp fall day. We’d … Continue reading →

From the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/sep/22/birds-flocked-urban-areas-pandemic-study

We’ve clearly turned the corner into fall. You can almost hear the cosmic gears turning as the leaves start to fall and the squirrels start to feed on the hickory nuts. I can report that the young squirrels, at least, … Continue reading →

Our best event, the Blues & Barbecue Festival is scheduled for this weekend. The forecast doesn’t look great, but we’ve had a lot more rain forecast than has actually fallen lately, so it may turn out to be OK weather-wise. … Continue reading →

Beautiful early fall day on the porch. We started at 65 degrees this morning, and it’s now 69 on the porch with a fairly strong breeze. Wonderful. Monday is the Labor Day Barbecue, but strictly drive through. See the previous … Continue reading →