Fifty two degrees with a little bit of light rain on and off this morning. But, the gang is all here. At the moment it is just the small birds like finches and sparrows and a couple of starlings. But the cardinals will be along shortly as well as the woodpeckers and other critters. One quarrel has claimed a feeder and I expect there will be at least one more that will come in for a snack. Speaking of which —- here they come now; four of them playing chase all over the yard and up and down the trees. They do amuse me with their speed, agility, and animated actions.

I hung the wreaths on the windows yesterday morning. That is always an exciting adventure. With the azelias out there up close to the house, it is almost impossible to set my ladder up with any hint of stability. So I Jerry-rig in in place and just kind of hope I don’t fall off of it. Then I have to stretch to reach where I want to hang them. It’s a real circus act. And, —- I must apologize to any neighbors that might have accidentally heard me everytime the ladder began to slip. I could have asked Ms. Kate to help me by holding the ladder but there isn’t room for her to get to where she could be of help. These things might have seen their last year.

Ms. Kate and I are busy  prepping for our vacation. We are taking along Christmas presents for Heather and family and at least one thing is fragile. We think we have a “carry” solution for it but will have to see. If we were driving it would be no problem, but we are flying and I’m not in. Hurry to have baggage handlers get ahold of it. I have set looking out the windows of planes and have seen how they handle the bags. The Olympic distance throw is nor what you want for fragile items. .

Neighbor Dan and I are going to swap the mower deck out for the snow plow this afternoon. I read the winter weather prediction for the Tri-State area last night and they say a La Niña is in full effect this winter which means for us — much colder weather and for the three winter months maybe around fifteen inches of snow. By the time we get back from vacation, we could be looking at some snow. I need to be ready. last year that brand new blade never saw a flake of snow. This year I think it might just get a work out.

I need to drop off and get ready to make this day happen. One of the first things we need to do is go to a store and get some ink for my computer and for Ms. Kate’s computer. I hope you have a blessed day. Peace.