54 heading to 58 before it starts to drop. Heavy wind gusts are here, with an occasional 30-35mph rattling the house.
Good news on your BIL, Don. Sounds like a long recovery is required.
Happy, my wife got a smart birdhouse, too, and I tried to set up a separate section and password for it to connect on our fiber router for security, but couldn't get in. I need to try again when I can get Brightspeed phone company on the line to give me the correct access password. I may be overly cautious, but didn't like the access that the unknown company would have into our network.
Cut a big dead oak down late yesterday. It has been dying for a couple of years, and an ice/wind storm caused it to lean over one of my trails. It bit the dust during the middle of this past summer. Couldn't get to it until late yesterday, because took Della for a hike and swim in the afternoon, so finished loading up the first group of rounds in the dark. Having work lights on the tractor would have been nice.
Timber!!! Unfortunately, when the trunk fell and shook the ground, a flying squirrel came scurrying out of a hole I had not seen, and ran into the forest behind. I felt bad. We have only seen one before, living in a bird box I had placed. This oak also had a 3 inch diameter wild grape vine growing up it. I am saving as much of it as possible and rerouting it. I ate some of the grapes this year.
cross we won't lose power I'll keep house above normal temp.afternoon get pickup load of grit for the driveway...should be interesting day.
