The cooler weather comes in

We may have seen the last of the 80 Fahrenheit days this year. Clouds are rolling in, giving us drizzle and pushing temperatures well down.

We were concerned that the chargers for the electric fences might be dying. We turned one on and touched the copper wires at its contacts together. A spark promptly jumped, so the problem appears to lie in the electric mesh fences themselves.

The leaves are turning in earnest now, clearly giving the lie to thoughts that Autumn will only start at the equinox, which is still nearly a month away. By then, many of our trees will be practically bare.