A peaceful scene out our front window this morning. Peaceful morning scene with a horse

A pair of nighttime plum aficionados in our orchard.

2 raccoons at night

Nice sunset tonight.

Sunset

Gopher vs. human. The eternal contest.

Gopher mound in pasture

RSV and covid vaccines are in my arm. The covid vaccine effects were much milder than the previous 4 boosters. Now for the flu shot next week and I’ll be ready for winter.

A warm October evening brings out clouds of woolly aphids.

Aphid swarm

The Economist quote of the day: “There is no improving the future without disturbing the present." - Catherine Booth ( founder of the Salvation Army )

Good morning!

Sunrise

I ordered a trail camera and set it up in the orchard. We’re curious to see who has been munching on the fallen fruit at night.

Trail camera attached to a tree.

I went 30 for 30 on the September Photoblogging Challenge. I hope it strengthened my daily posting muscle, which was pretty wimpy.