Frosty

Temperature about 30 F for the morning newspaper walk.  The end is nigh.

Also, that robocall phone message "Obama =  terrorist" is receiving a frosty reception in Maine.  Even our Republican senator denounced it.

http://www.bangornews.com/detail/91390.html

Rites of Autumn (cont'd.)

Fired up the parlor stove this morning.  Not that we need the heat right now, sunny and temp about 50 F, but I wanted to do that on a day when I could air the place out, what with a decade of dust (and dust mites) to burn off . . .

Still don't know if we'll use it this winter, but consider it my personal voodoo against heating oil prices.  Like with carrying a .45 auto on your hip, having it may* decrease your need to use it.

*Not gonna get into a Heinlein screed or counter-screed here.

Afternoon walk

Yeah, I did that yesterday.  Sue me.

Waited until I could trust the stove on its own and then strolled around the neighborhood, light breeze and 52 F and sunny.  Not as many chickadees in this direction, but did hear a mockingbird claiming his/her winter stock of berries.  Also scritched a couple of cats.

Autumn technicolor leaves rustling down on the political workers.  Managed to avoid the latter.

Time will come, soon enough, where I can't just walk out the back door without gearing up.  Take it while I can.