[Magdalen] wildlife and not-so-wildlife report

[Charles Wohlers]

Being rather less mobile than usual, I'm mostly viewing wildlife from 
inside. We've seen deer several times, and they've made their presence known 
in the garden, consuming carrot and rutabaga greens - which, at this point 
doesn't matter much. Broccoli & brussels sprouts are completely caged so 
they can't get at them. Now I need to decide whether or not to harvest them 
before we go away for 6 days tomorrow. Predicted low here over that time is 
22, much colder than it's been and a bit chilly for those plants.

Did see a hairy woodpecker seeing if his suet feeder was filled. Not quite 
yet - bears may still be active.

It's been a warm fall here - after a freeze a bit over a month ago (right on 
schedule), we've only had two or three since. Even picked tomatoes 
yesterday - from volunteers which took over the greenhouse. Fall color is 
long gone, with only a few beech and quaking aspens hanging on.

Time to corral my dear wife to help plant the garlic -

Chad Wohlers
Woodbury, VT USA
chadwohl at satucket.com