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Chilly evening

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This afternoon, Faye asked me to keep an eye on the weather. Our normal low temperature for this evening is in the mid to high teens. Environment Canada predicts a low of 4. The record low for September is -3, gadzooks! It’s a clear and totally calm evening which can be a precursor for quick- and far-falling temperatures. Already 14 degrees.

A neat thing about living in a small town is that there is no ‘heat island effect’ here as there is in the middle of a large town and especially in big city environs. We are closer to the real weather, several degrees cooler than a big city so we have to pay a bit more attention to low temperature forecasts.

The more tender houseplants that are on the deck are now under the Manitoba maple where they will get protection from its canopy and should be OK. Brought in the fuchsia.

Closed the windows, I don’t think we need any fresh air tonight.

Hummingbirds

Hummingbirds

The hummingbirds are building fat reserves for their long migration south. We have at least three visiting and sparring over our feeder. We watch this male and two others, possibly females and/or juveniles, regularly visit in the evening. This morning before 7AM, before the sun had risen, the male and another were at one another. They will not be around too much longer.

This photo is not the greatest. It was taken with a Fuji Finepix S5200 on autofocus at max optical/digital zoom (18x if I recall). Handheld, distance about 27 feet.

a very pleasant evening

I am waiting for the hummingbird to return so I can try to take a photo. May be stymied. In the meantime, it is a very pleasant evening to take in some BYTV.

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Kendal

I’m unsure which of these photos of Kendal I like most. The out of focus one in which he is looking at the camera,Image

the soft, naturally-lit one

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Or this one which makes the contrast between his coat and the orange throw really stand out.

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What do you think?

Road to Somwehere, Road from Somewhere

Road to Somwehere, Road from Somewhere

After a lengthy family related absence, I am back and hope you had a pleasant and safe long weekend.

This country road isn’t that well travelled. If you look closely someone is coming from somewhere.

ambition

Apologies if this post has a funky layout, this is the first time I have used the WordPress app for the PlayBook.

We have talked about expanding the vegetable garden. this week Faye mustered the gumption to do just that! She de-sodded this 8 x 18 plot which will roughly double the garden. Of course it is too late to start anything this year other than lettuce and garlic so we have all fall and winter to decide what to plant. It is the beginning of an ambitious plan to have more of our own fresh and preserved food.

A bonus is that there will be that much less lawn to mow.

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Chili Dog

Chili Dog

You may have wondered how Achillles is.

He seems to be fine, He spent more time in the laundry room than typical. His appetite, energy level, and so on were fine, but little if any pooping. We fasted him for a day then put him on a chicken and rice diet.

Faye took him to the vet yesterday. His temperature is normal, no unusual reaction to palpations. Perhaps he picked up a bug during a recent stay at a kennel we have never used. The vet prescribed a short change to Hills Prescription Diet and seven
days of metronidazole (antibiotic).

We are talking about switching all three dogs to a home made diet. We spend around $80 every three weeks on one of the Acana kibbles. While Acana is a good quality food it may be as cost effective, and healthier, to feed a home made diet.

Our vet is very, very good and we like him quite a bit. Faye has taken her dogs to him since well before we met.