11/8/24

Just because things hadn't gone the way I had planned didn't necessarily mean they had gone wrong.

A lovely sunrise with some clouds, calm and 39 degrees.  Mostly cloudy today with a stiff NW breeze, a high of 54.  A NW wind tonight with a low of 34 and clear skies.  Sunshine tomorrow with a strong NNW west wind, a high of 44, a low of 25.  Partly cloudy Sunday with a south breeze, a high of 50, a low of 36. Showers Sunday night.  Rain Monday morning with a south breeze, a high of 55, a low of 40.  Partly cloudy Tuesday with a light NW wind, a high of 50, a low of 29.  Sunshine next Wednesday with a north breeze, a high of 43, a low of 25.  Cloudy Thursday with a NE breeze, a high of 43, a low of 35.  Showers next Friday with a brisk north breeze, a high of 46, a low of 32.   Partly cloudy next Saturday with a strong NW breeze, a high of 44, a low of 28.  Partly cloudy next Sunday with a brisk NW breeze, a high of 45, a low of 33.  Showers Monday the 18th with a WNW breeze, a high of 47, a low of 38.  Morning showers Tuesday the 19th with a brisk NW breeze, a high of 45, a low of 33.   Showers Wednesday the 20th with a NNW breeze, a high of 43, a low of 28.  Rain/snow showers the 21st and 22ed with brisk NW breezes, highs of 44, low of 30.

   Our load of straw came yesterday.  Beautiful big, tight bales of golden colored straw    We'll be selling it for nine dollars a bale.  It is almost time to mulch your strawberries.  I mulch shallow rooted perennials because we have so much freezing and thawing in the fall.  The straw mulch keeps the soil temperature consistent so the roots don't get torn by heaving soil.  I mulch my roses too.  Straw makes a warmer bedding than hay so I switch to straw for the hens when it gets cold.  They get so excited when I put straw in.

   When I fed the birds I noticed a small hole dug under the banking.  I filled it with cayenne pepper. Even if it is too small to be a skunk I don't want any rodents under my kitchen.

   May your day be blessed, Sally