The weather gods smiled on our town today. Although windy, we experienced a beautiful 85 degree, October day. Unfortunately, it looks like this REALLY will be the very last warm weather day of the season. Tomorrow’s high is supposed to be almost 45 degrees colder than today; with the cold weather expected to get and then stay even colder.

Therefore, I spent several hours outside today. To my surprise, bees and insects seemed to return for one day to take advantage of the unseasonal warmth. Wearing a bright green t-shirt, I also seemed to be an object for many of them mistaking my shirt for “greenery”. Everything from bees to beetles to garden spiders took a turn at checking my shirt out.

Although I didn’t see any deer today, at least 2 of the groundhogs are still around. Now rolly poly, they spent hours just languishing in the sun before finally settling into last minute grazing to prepare for hibernation in the very near future. When the groundhogs are gone, I'll know for sure that cold weather is here to stay.

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Thursday US COVID News

“For the first time since late July, the United States on Thursday topped 73,000 new coronavirus infections — the third-highest daily count since the pandemic began.” NY Times

“Former president Barack Obama ripped into President Trump’s response to the coronavirus crisis on Wednesday, telling voters that Americans ‘have had to live with the consequences of him proving himself incapable of taking the job seriously.’” NY Times

“Coronavirus pandemic is causing 'unacceptable' shortages in US drug supplies, report says. ‘Drug shortages can be a matter of life and death, and some shortages mean that a life-saving drug is not available to U.S. patients at any price.’” CNN

“Trump, Biden battle over coronavirus lockdowns in final debate WASHINGTON — Joe Biden warned of a ‘dark winter,’ while President Trump promised that the coronavirus is ‘going away.’ Their sharply divergent views on the coronavirus pandemic, which has killed more than 220,000 Americans, opened the final debate between the two presidential candidates.” Yahoo News

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