Welcome to our new Blog home. As I said in my last post, I was not happy with Yahoo profiles, so thanks to my nephew Steve I found this one here at Google. I'd appreciate any feedback such as bugs found etc so I can make it better for anyone that might be bored enough to want to read my blogs.
So the 30 degree September days are gone and what's left in it's place are damp, windy days with less than half that temperature. To be honest, its more like Autumn now.
The picture above is a Northern Flicker, a kind of woodpecker. Just lately we've been seeing a few of these scuttling around our lawns. Normally we don't see them much, but a couple of times a year we get them passing through. Nice to see them as they are such a pretty bird.
Plenty of hawks around at the moment too. Think they are off to milder climes although some hardy souls do stay and brave out the Winter.
Soon will come the wonderful job of picking up leaves. I usually leave it until there are plenty on the ground to try and minimize the number of times I have to do it. It's a laborious job, but made easier by our lawn sweeper which picks up loads and allows me to dump in bulk.
OK, I'll keep this short as it's our first post here and I really only wanted to test it out.
We'll be back come the Winter to let you know how things are going.
Oh, by the way. If any of you remember a previous post about Clementine, the cat we rescued. You will be glad to know that she has been adopted by a loving family. So nice to see that this story at least has a happy ending.
