It is another bright and breezy morning with a crisp temperature to start off the day. The squirrels have been running ruckus over my sunporch roof and now a single squirrel is sitting in the pussy willow tree trying to figure out how to get to eat out of the feeders I have hanging there. I can't believe I have stumped them this long. The new baffels I put on the poles and the new wire mesh feeders just do not allow them the opportunity to even dig the food out. It was well worth the money. I did go buy another 100# of sunflower seed and 10# of shelled peanuts yesterday. The peanuts go quickly. Every kind of bird seems to love them. So, this morning, all the feeders are full and the flight path has been busy going from feeder to feeder. We noticed that the hmmingbird feeder is about empty so we need to fill that maybe one more time before they wil have flown away for the winter.

We had a busy day yesterday. I finished up the memorial service I was working on and wrote my sermon for the next week. Ms. Kate spent much of the day making her greeting cards. Then we went out and did some shopping for some stuff we needed. I also got my back yard leaves mulched up for the first time. There will be a lot more opportunities to do that before the first snow flakes fly. I imagine that by the time I get back from vacation, there will be a lot of leaves on the ground. I have a stack of branches laying over by the south fence that needs to be broken down and hauled off but I think I will leave them there for the winter. They make a great shelter and snow break for the birds, especially the cardinals during the winter. Come spring, I'll clear it all out. I already see the birds going there for protection when they feel threatened; and I want to provide every opportunity for the birds to stay here during the winter. I'll bet even Mr. Long ears, the bunny will use it, although I haven't see it for a few days or maybe even a week. Nor has yellow cat been back in the past couple of days that I have seen.

Today is Wednesday which of course means bulletin day at the churrch. I reckon we will wait until late afternoon to do them and then go to Princeton for the memorial service at 1800 hrs. That gives me most of the day to create the worship service and write the message I need to do for the Sunday I get back from vacation. Then I can go off and stick my toes in the sand in Florida and not have to worry about anything while I'm gone nor will I have to scramble when I get back.

The news report that the wildfires in California are still going strong with very little containment. I certainly pray for all of those hundreds of people who have lost their homes and everything else. The fire has now claimed one victim, a 68 year old woman with MS who had no way to get out. I lift her up in prayer as well as her family. I pray God will send rain to help the hundreds and hundreds of firefighters out there on that line. I also pray for their safety; by now they are totally exhausted.

Today is a good day to do something for someone else. Pick a persson at random and do something nice for them. It doesn't have to be a big thing --- just enough to warrant a smile because you have brightened up their day. Then, --- give God praise for using you to brightened up someone else's day. That's how it works out here in God's kindom; people doing good for one another just because we know God wants it that way. Never forget that God's Kingdom isn't some far off place that we aspire to after we die. God's kingdom is here and now, and the door is through your heart. Have a blessed day.