You need to leave

It’s time for you to go.  Please gather your strength at this fine feast I have prepared for you.  I do love to gaze upon you and witness your fine aerodynamic feats but you really need to leave.

Fall has arrived and I want you to be safe and warm so you will return to me next spring.

Goodbye and enjoy your winter vacation as I shall be awaiting your return next year.

Doubled up

It’s been busy around here lately.  Cleaning and getting rid of stuff.  Every year our development has a community yard sale and last weekend was it.  Last year was the first time I participated in several years.  Too much work for very little return.

Last year Mr. Aitch and I hauled all our leftover stuff/junk to the basement where it sat all winter.

My neighbor asked me if I wanted her to add my things to hers and she would take care of the setting up and selling.  I told her to keep any money from my sales.

She insisted that I keep my money.  I made a grand total of…

…$12.

Not a great day for an outside yard sale. The weather consisted of clouds, sun, sprinkles, thunder, rain, and humidity.  Lots of humidity.

Late in the afternoon another thunderstorm rolled through and left us not one but a double rainbow!

Not a bad photo using my iPad!  The colors did get more brilliant but the top one disappeared.  Did you know the colors are inverted in the top double rainbow?

 

The neighbors…again

Mr. Aitch and I have been enjoying our neighbors again.

We love watching this feathered couple outside our window.

Usually, the female eats from the feeder…

…preparing the meal…

…while the male sits or hops on the ground picking up any seeds she happens to knock off the suet cake.

But sometimes he gets a chance at the feeder, too.