With the weather front moving through came a couple of days of humidity and intermittent rain. Total accumulation of rain was about 1.5”, which is the most received at one time since early June. The pond across the street from The Little House has water which attacked a flock of seagulls. Now there is a thirty mile per hour wind, which makes it feel very cold because the temperature is 24 degrees, with a predicted low tonight of 15.

    That moisture made the trees smile, giving them a good drink before the ground freezes. It’s also a down payment on next years harvest. Coming slowly as it did on parched earth it all soaked into the ground. Perhaps it’s the forefront of a change in the weather pattern. One can hope!

There are two significant birthdays on this date:

Martin Luther in 1843

The United States Marine Corps in 1775

     For untold number of years Ed has called me on the USMC birthday. Today for the first time I beat him to the punch. When I called him at 7:15am he was in his tractor doing field work. SEMPER FIE!

Takk for alt,

Al

                        Okinawa, Japan, 1962