10/14/24

 inaction saps the vigour of the mind.

    .35 inch of rain, calm, 42 degrees.  Rain today with a strong NE breeze, a high of 46.  Clearing late tonight with a low of 39.  Partly cloudy Tomorrow with stiff west breeze, a high of 51, a low of 38.  Cloudy Wednesday with a stiff WNW breeze, a high of 48, a low of 33.  Sunshine Thursday and Friday with WNW breezes, Thursday's high 56, Friday's high 61.  Lows of 36.  Sunshine Saturday with  a west breeze, a high of 66, a low of 41.  Partly cloudy Sunday with a west breeze, a high of 65, a low of 44. Sunshine next  Monday with a west breeze, a high of 64. a low of 42.  Sunshine next Tuesday with a high of 67, a SW breeze, a low of 46.  Partly cloudy next Wednesday with a SW breeze, a high of 67, a low of 44.  Perhaps morning showers Thursday the 24th with a brisk NW breeze, a high of 55, a low of 37.  Partly cloudy Friday the 25th with a WNW breeze, a high of 52, a low of 37. Cloudy the weekend of the 26ht and 27th with west breezes, high of 54, lows about 39.  Showers Monday the 28th.

    It is the end of the season.  Everyone is pulling out of the yard for a three day vacation.  Jay is happy that it is raining just in time to ensure a good germination of the rye cover crop.  Thursdaywillbe spent putting away the fall order of greenhouse supplies.  It was supposed to come last Wednesday but postponed to this Wednesday.  Friday they will start putting up the new greenhouse.  Jay says it is the biggest puzzle he's ever worked on!

    Yesterday Jay pulled the pump from the pond.  No more waterfall.  No frogs in sight.  They've all gone into the bottom for the winter.

    Last night Bekah, Heather and I culled the old hens.  They caught  the ones I said went.  They were put in crates for me to deliver to our Amish friends this morning.  They are going to do what I've done in the past, butcher and pressure can them.  

   God answers prayers in unexpected ways.  My physical therapist believed the spasms I had had dislocated a rib.  I was planning to get it looked at this morning.  The last hen didn't want to be caught, she flew into the rafters right over my head.  Without thinking about my sore ribs I reached up and grabbed her feet.  My whole rib cage hurt!  But when the pain subsided there was no more pain.  The rib had gone back in place!  I am very grateful.

   May your day be blessed, Sally