[Magdalen] Frost on the Pumpkins.

[Marion Thompson]

There is a much more wintery forecast in these parts, north of Lake
Ontario.  However, those of us on the lake are that bit warmer.  No killing
frost in Port Hope.-- yet.  I see the last rose of summer blooming on 'A
Shropshire Lad' and still a bud to go, but I don't think it will make it.
The lantana, pentas, and heliotrope haven't given up yet but are getting
close to it.

I'm building a plastic shelter for my recycling bins.  Started in the rain
on Tuesday.   25 minutes the pack said, no tools, the pack said.  Yeah yeah
yeah.  After a hour I was still toiling over the two back panels because
the millions of screws wouldn't align with the holes and catch.  So I left
it and went indoors to dry out and warm up, leaving the sides and base
holding everything up.  Amazingly the whole thing didn't blow away in
Thursday night BIG winds .  Maybe tomorrow after church I'll triumph.

Marion, a pilgrim

Marion, a pilgrim

On Sat, Nov 2, 2019 at 12:00 PM cantor03--- via Magdalen <
magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:

>
>
> It's been an unusually warm and wet autumn.  The Halloween thunder
> showersprovided some of the sharpest electrical activity for the year, and
> droppedjust over 2 inches of rain here at the edge of the Pennsylvania
> Poconos.
>
> Electrical storms with tornado warnings and heavy rain:  This surely
> isunusual for this location as late as November 1st.
>
> Then the thermometer plunged this past night, and the lovely annualswho
> have been soldiering along finally froze (overnight Nov.1-Nov. 2)It's the
> latest frost I can remember.
>
> And California burns.  I feel so sorry for those Golden Staters who
> havelost everything.  I incidentally worry about the unique coniferous
> forestsof Northern California and the Sierra region.  Losing them would
> beanother tremendous loss.
>
>
> David Strang.
>