9/1/18
A smile can solve a problem.  Silence can avoid one.

  Calm, clear and 46 degrees. Sunny today with a SSE breeze, a high of 76 and a low of 57.  Partly cloudy tomorrow with a SSW breeze, a high of 79 and a low of 63.  Mostly cloudy Monday with a SSW breeze, a high of 85 and a low of 68.  Party cloudy Tuesday with a north breeze, a high of 83 and a low of 58.  Cloudy Wednesday with a SSE breeze, a high of 78 and a low of 65.  Isolated thunderstorms Thursday with a NW breeze, a high of 79 and a low of 54.  Morning clouds/afternoon sun Friday with a light north breeze, a high of 73 and a low of 43.  Partly cloudy next Sunday with a light NNE breeze, a high of 71 and a low of 50.  Possible morning showers next Sunday with an east breeze, a high of 71 and a low of 54.  The week of the tenth will be mostly pleasant with a chance for showers Tuesday and Thursday.  Highs will be in the low to mid seventies and lows in the low to mid fifties.

     Darel had a pleasant day with good numbers but we didn't go anywhere so I'm sure we will tonight.  I was busy with odds and ends.  With the weather a little cooler I'm seeing more customers.  The first of September signals thoughts about what plants come in for the winter.  My fern was divided and came in for the winter.  I'm trying to discipline myself and not turn the house into a jungle.  Today I'm going to pot up some abutilon/parlor maple for myself.    The rest I will give away.

    I filled my bird feeders with sunflower seed.  Finches and a blue jay came right away.  The red squirrels have chewed the heads off most of the sunflowers in the kitchen garden.  After saying there weren't many hummingbirds I saw several yesterday.

   I'm expecting a pleasant busy day.   I hope yours is good too.  Sally