We spent the afternoon in the gutter!

This beautiful Autumn afternoon, with essentially no breeze and no rain, turned out to be ideal for gutter cleaning. We hope that most of the leaves and acorns are now on the ground and that whatever rain and snow melt we get this Winter will flow freely, unless freezing rain storms clog everything up. The scheme of using an electric leaf blower worked well, if not perfectly. Much of what had accumulated on the gutters had turned into a mud-like coating which needed some additional encouragement. The end of the leaf blower tube served that purpose nicely. This chore was more easily attended to when yours truly was younger and dumber (and more agile). I want to acknowledge the ladder stabilization assistance provided by the Better Half, and also thank her for not refusing to help because I'm too old and feeble to do this kind of thing. Maybe next year, but for this year we're grateful to be safely back on the ground. Maybe I need to see if AARP offers classes on aging gracefully and intelligently?

rain? ok! snow? ok! freezing rain? not ok!

Photo by J. Harrington

Two weeks from now we get to trim the dead branches on the oaks. Both feet will stay on the ground for that chore. Now, if the weather cooperates so we can enjoy torching the brush pile at Halloween - Samhain, we'll be in fine shape going into Winter. That's all for today. We're tired, but we think we're almost ready for Spring!

we've reached the pot of gold (on the ground) at the end of a rainbow

Photo by J. Harrington

April Rain Song

By Langston Hughes

Let the rain kiss you.

Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops.

Let the rain sing you a lullaby.

The rain makes still pools on the sidewalk.

The rain makes running pools in the gutter.

The rain plays a little sleep-song on our roof at night—

And I love the rain.

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