For us it was not a hard freeze. I've seen no damaged vegetation. It could be a week or more before the next freeze. Leaves are turning, however, and trees are shedding leaves. Plenty of sunshine and comfortable temperatures for the weekend. The Thanksgiving forecast is not bad at all. I recall a Thanksgiving, back when I lived in a dormitory, that was warm and windy and very dusty.
We might have our first freeze tomorrow morning, which would put an end to our growing season. I've been dreading that. At least we had a fairly warm October.
Yesterday and this morning it poured down again, and the playa lakes are REALLY full now, just in time for the arrival of migratory birds. They will find things in good condition to winter over here. It's unusual to have such a wet Fall. Maybe that means we'll have a lot of snow, but I hope not. Snow is a pain. And ice is worse.
Our fine weather continues as the bindweed grows and spreads. One weed to bind them all. Heehee. It's a little windy today but it will be warm. Some strange things have happened. Maybe I shouldn't be surprised. Some things are not under my control.
But at least we have plenty of sunshine. Warm by Saturday. Cold Sunday. And so on.
We might have a freeze next week, but not a hard freeze. Until then it will be even bordering on warm during the day. I can't complain about the weather-- yet.
Cool and sunny with no breeze so no wind chill problems. I was out in the morning sun wearing next to nothing behind my privacy fence, soaking up the rays. I won't have many opportunities for such activity once winter sets in. Enjoy it while I can, I say. Last evening I drank most of a bottle of an aged Llano Blush. Quite good, and something to savor. Bottled twenty years ago, it aged well. My project this morning involved making natural trellises for bindweed out of the old sunflower stalks. Yes, I have bindweed, and some other as yet unidentified vine with large leaves growing in my backyard and I welcome that stuff. I can kill the bindweed easily if it ventures into any areas where I don't want it. I've already experimented with various common liquids and I've found a few things that are effective and not environmentally harmful. For me to know and for others to learn for themselves.
It should be warmer tomorrow. I was able to do a lot and I got lucky on something. I found a terrific bargain and snapped it up.
Not freezing but cool and wet. I'm glad I did a lot yesterday, when the weather was fine. This spell of wet winter should be over by Saturday, when we get some sun again. Bad timing for the cotton farmers, who rarely catch a break lately. The ground is still saturated from our recent heavy rains and that means a lot of run off into the playa lakes. Well, I like to see those things full. But I really hate gloomy weather like this.
