It is a beautiful morning for a stroll across the Palouse prairie in southeastern Washington state.

Palouse prairie in SE Washington state

I’m certain that I have never spent this much effort trying to use a particular word in a post.

I’m certain I could be more productive, but I’m going to have another cup of coffee and read through the MB Discovery feed.

For a long time non-profit organizations have included address labels in their solicitation mailings. Any single mailing would provide a lifetime supply for me. Now the consensus among non-profits seems to be to send calendars.

We have a green ash tree out our window that attracts a wide variety of bird species. Today I snapped a photo of a female downy woodpecker on the trunk. 🐦

Downy woodpecker

As I establish a habit of making regular blog posts, the insight from my fellow microbloggers will be valuable.

Finished reading: Uprooted by Naomi Novik 📚

Our favorite plum tree took a hard hit in last night’s wind storm.

This year our autumn lasted less than two weeks.

I replaced a picket fence I built years ago with a rail fence. The rails are 100+ year old siding boards from a farm shed I dismantled. I trimmed the edges and hand planned the faces before painting and installing.