Indian Summer

    
 I don't know when Indian Summer is supposed to fall, but after several very cold, windy, wet weeks, this weekend has been delightful.  Today is warm enough for only a long sleeve T-shirt, the sun is shining and the sky is a beautiful shade of blue.
     To take advantage of the delightful day, we took the pups to Pandapas Pond and took a two mile walk in the woods and around the pond.  We weren't the only locals with that idea, as we saw families with dogs, horses and riders, cyclists all enjoying the day.
     Since we aren't expecting freezing nights for a while, I removed the frost covers from the greens, just leaving the bug covers which will suffice in a light frost.  The cabbages and broccoli that I thought would not mature look like they might after all.  The other leafy greens look great and I think a mess of greens is on the menu tonight.  I also removed the solar charger that electrifies the fence to keep the deer out of the garden as there is nothing for them to eat that isn't covered, so the charger will spend the winter in the garage out of the weather, hoping to extend it's life by a few seasons.  The fence wire will remain in place, perhaps a deterrent to marauding critters.
     After chasing Ferdinand off yet again, we built a downfall fence across the path he uses coming up from the creek, a narrow, steep path between a near vertical hill and a fence.  Maybe this time we have foiled him until the neighbor has his fence repaired.  It also is the day that the tractor was moved back to the barn for winter storage.  It will come out occasionally to keep the mice out of the engine block and to run it once in a while, but its work usage for the year is done.
     The remainder of the week is supposed to be more seasonable temperatures in the upper 40s and low 50s, with a couple of rainy days, but the weekend has been worth the discomfort to come.