On Friday, October 19, 2018 at 5:06:18 PM UTC-4, Jill McQuown wrote:
> On 10/19/2018 4:29 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > On Friday, October 19, 2018 at 4:22:39 PM UTC-4, Jill McQuown wrote:
> >> A grilled chuckeye steak simply seasoned with S&P. New potatoes and
> >> yellow squash.
> >
> > Probably spaghetti for him, since he usually wants a hot meal.
> >
> > I'm staring at a fresh loaf of bread, so I'm likely to have a big salad
> > with ham, provolone and pepperoni, with a slice of bread drizzled in
> > extra-virgin olive oil.
> >
> >> It has finally cooled off here. Rather than being 90F daytime temps are
> >> in the low to mid-70's and not much humidity to speak of. Windows open,
> >> no need to run the AC. And it's not raining! Yay!
> >
> > It's been running 50/30 (high/low) or thereabouts for a week or so.
> > Windows open during the day; furnace on at night.
> >
> > Cindy Hamilton
> >
> We do what we have to do to be comfortable. I've still got
> hummingbirds visiting the feeder and butterflies flitting around.

Tell them I said "Hi". We just took down our hummingbird feeders for
lack of customers.

> Just
> saw a bit of a fight at the bird bath. There are some bluebirds
> fighting over space with Carolina wrens and tufted titmice. They all
> want to drink and to splash around in the bird bath. All the birds from
> up North head down here this time of year.

Not all of them. We're left with quite a few. Our two best year-round
birds are cardinals and chickadees. Don't get me started on mourning
doves and starlings.

Cindy Hamilton