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 →

We got 2-1/2 inches in leftover rain from Ida. As I said in my last post, the brunt of the storm rolled north of us, so we didn’t get the high winds in Morganton. The morning temperatures have dropped about … Continue reading →

The vanguard of the storm blew through here about 6:30 PM last night. The wind was pretty strong, but it was one of those deals that hit the rim and rolled around us to the north. Counting the usual 5 … Continue reading →

The mild case may be a myth. From the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/aug/12/when-it-comes-to-breakthrough-cases-are-we-ignoring-long-covid-once-again

We aren’t tracking breakthrough cases that don’t result in hospitalization, so that 1% number you hear is bullshit. Apparently the Biden CDC is just as political as the Trump CDC. From the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/aug/09/america-is-flying-blind-when-it-comes-to-the-delta-variant

We’ve heard geese flying over Cutcane Creek lately, probably to and from the old quarry. I may have seen a small flight of teal as well the other day. (Teal are early migrants.) And there’s been some reports that suggest … Continue reading →

In my last post, I noted that the Union County vax rate is 42%. While disappointingly low, the Fannin County rate is much lower, 17%. I suppose this serves as an objective correlative of the relative enlightenment of the two … Continue reading →

For those of you who may wonder what’s going on locally, the vax rate in Union County is about 42%. I’d assume that Fannin County is lower. Hospitalizations have tripled in Union County as of last week. Speaking of hospitalizations, … Continue reading →