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Not a Second Thought about the many Hours

In spite of these continued hot days, I'm now noticing the maple trees starting to turn, but for some reason they're not showing off their colors as well as they normally do, and causing me to wonder if these higher than normal temps have something to do with it. I think if everyone would pay closer attention to these abnormalities in nature, they' … continue reading

Posted on September 30, 2021

How We Manage to Spoil Ourselves

It was definitely another above average temperature day again, and perhaps the rain we're supposed to be getting tomorrow, will cool things down a bit. I can't wait to see what our monthly averages were for September when comparing them to previous years. Unless I'm completely wrong, I'm very much certain we will have broken a record this year.… continue reading

Posted on September 29, 2021

Eating on Me since I listed It

I was happy to see our temps having not reached higher than in the mid-eighties today because yesterday was definitely a hot one to remember. As much as I would've liked being outdoors today, I was pretty much confined to office other than several errands I had to run.I did manage to get all my research done on the home I previewed yesterday, s … continue reading

Posted on September 28, 2021

He Couldn’t Remember where he Lived

Once again I'm in disbelief our Downtown temperature exceeded 92 degrees today, and to think it's the 27th of September. Being very familiar with this date from many years past, I dare say there wasn't one of those 27th days of September that were this hot. After today's experience, there's no question we are deep in the midst of global warming. … continue reading

Posted on September 27, 2021

I Dug them Instead of Cutting

Without a doubt, this was one of the hottest days of the last week of September I can remember. When I looked at the thermometer around three, I was in near shock it was registering 88 degrees. It's no wonder I was sweating like a butcher most of the afternoon.With it being another Sunday, I hurried to office in darkness to get my contemplative … continue reading

Posted on September 26, 2021

The Last Rose of Summer

I wasn't surprised to find it 42 degrees in the lowlands this morning, but at least the sun warmed us up quickly, and especially when finding the wind had changed directions from north to west, which is not a normal direction of our winds to be coming from. In recent years, those westerly winds have created strait-liners which were traveling at hig … continue reading

Posted on September 25, 2021

Mentally Alert Parents can even Dream

It was a pleasant morning, but when the wind changed directions to the north, it was almost deserving of a windbreaker. Of course being in the Downtown, the wind blows stronger which is due to the tall building creating wind tunnels, and with it being Fall, that cursed locust tree outside the front door of my office continually drops enough of its … continue reading

Posted on September 24, 2021

A Good Character Base from which to Work

Personally speaking, I'd say it was about as perfect a day a person could ever want with the temps in the mid to upper 70's and the sun shining brightly. Yes, it was a bit more than nippy outdoors before the sun climbed high, but that's to be expected when knowing we're on the downhill slide of September. Now if we can get two more weeks of growing … continue reading

Posted on September 23, 2021

Conversions are Selling for Record Prices

When finding how chilly it was out this morning, I forced myself to resign to the fact that summer's over and start realizing that winter's only two months away. In spite of the fact that winter "officially" begins on December 21st, here in North Iowa, we've soon learned that once we get past the first of November, it's all a crap shoot as to wheth … continue reading

Posted on September 22, 2021

A Glorious Autumnal Equinox

It was an up and at them again this morning with desk work needing to be addressed before the hour of opening, and since I had an early appointment coming, I hurried to get it done before their arrival. I also had some bills to pay so I went ahead and got them in the mail before the morning rush arrived over at the post office. Of course I also had … continue reading

Posted on September 21, 2021