Sunday, October 2, 2022

Chilly evenings

 The evenings have turned chilly.  We disconnected the water hoses just incase there is a hard frost.  I carry water in my old watering can for the bird bath and the dog water dish. (Baxter is back!) 

Yesterday was an odds and ends day with a nap in the middle.  I finished painting the garage door!  The high yesterday was 69 F or 21 C  eh!  Cross something off my list!    I finally made a list.  If I cross something off the list every day I will be done at the end of the month.

The chilly nights bring out the worst in the hornets/wasps.  They are especially bad in town.  They seem to like the fronts of cars...not sure what attracts them...the warmth or saying goodbye to friends who were suicidal and hanging off the front grille.   I can report that my crochet wasp nests work great at keeping them from building their nests near the house. 

I sat outside after supper last night watching for the solar lights and my baby brother, his bride and Baxter stopped by to watch with me.  Baxter may have gotten a treat or three. 



The leaves are changing color more every day I think we are near peak color. 

Far Side

17 comments:

Sallysmom said...

How are your parents doing?

Ed said...

Never thought about wasp decoy nests. Since my oldest knows how to crochet, perhaps I will have to have her make a couple. I have just gone on cool mornings in the spring and right now to scrape them off where they are near where we frequent.

Maebeme said...

I had a nest of wasps last fall, but managed to kill them off with some pesticide. I did pull out the nest and burn it this spring and filled the hole in the siding of the shed where they had gotten in. I'm sure they are just looking for warmth but the thought of them attending the funeral of their suicidal friends makes me giggle.

The Feminine Energy said...

Your leaves are beautiful, Connie! The red & yellow mixed... absolutely gorgeous! ~Andrea xoxo

Miss Merry said...

Sounds like a great day! Door is done, water is off and a Baxter visit. We had frost on the cars, but it is Ohio. Cooler next week, but it is not unusual to have a random day in October in the 80's.

Terry and Linda said...

It's raining here. Has been for four days...we are standing in water. Sigh The hay is ruined. Big Sigh

Sandra said...

Your leaves are ahead of ours. The weather has been really nice, although rain would be welcome.

Galla Creek said...

A treat for Baxter is a treat for you.

Linda Reeder said...

Early October sounds lovely there. Having family that can just drop by and enjoy the early evening with you sounds wonderful. And Baxter!

At Home In New Zealand said...

Had to laugh at the idea of the wasps saying goodbye to their suicidal friends! And am very glad that your crochet nests are working so well.
Those leaves have a gorgeous colour. Good luck with crossing off your list of jobs :)

L. D. said...

Light watching is a new one for me. I am glad you had good company. Baxter was glad to get some treats. I have one tree down the street that is now turning colors. Your colors are really great this year.

Red said...

Evenings may be a bit chilly but it's still unseasonably mild.

Wanderingcatstudio said...

We went for a drive tonight and I noticed the colour is really coming up!
Nights are chilly here too - but this weekend was beautiful during the day!

Betsy said...

We've had chilly nights but days in the upper 70's. We're enjoying it very much. We'll take our last camping trip planned for this season this week. We're also house/apartment hunting but not having much luck. There is just not much on the market right now.
Good for you getting so much done. I n eed to make up a list and stick to it.
Blessings,
Betsy

diane in northern wis said...

The colors are so beautiful. And the temps are nice right now too. Sure wish our new furnace would come in. Somebody stole my facebook account yesterday.....never a dull moment in this life. Lord have mercy.

Sara said...

Beautiful leaves. Our ash trees are quickly turning golden but not seeing much color yet on the maples. We’ve had a terrible time with wasps and hornets this summer around our deck. Dave keeps spraying the nests and live bugs, but a week or so later they are back. I haven’t sat outside on that back deck even once this summer for fear of being stung.

Val Ewing said...

What a funny way of saying it...suicidal wasps.

They are out in force but not on my porch where I hung fake nests! However the boxelders and the Asian beetles are swarming since the soybeans are drying up.
Yuck.