President's Day Cigar

 Monday, February 16, 2026

Smoked a couple cigars today.

A big one...

And a little one. 

It got up to 54 degrees today.

So I sat out in the yard for a little bit.

Until the sun went behind Andrea's house. It was cool in the shade so I moved into the garage. 

Valentine's Day Cigar

 Saturday, February 14, 2026

Great day for a cigar. 

Beautiful outside. However, it's unseasonably warm. 

Fifty-two degrees at the time I lit up. 

It's staying light just that much longer now. 

The ice in the alley dates back to around Thanksfiving.

There's still a lot of it. I don't think the blade on the snow plow was up high enough when they plowerd back in November.

Gettin' Stuff Put Away

 Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Didn't get the outdoor chairs in on time this season. Was waiting for a warmish day to melt the snow on them but that day didn't come until today. Most of the snow fell off when I moved the chairs but I still had to brush some off before moving them into the garage. 

I believe it got to around 43 degrees today. 

Got 'em all put away including the chairs that go with the table (not shown). 

Also finally got the cover over the glass surfaced table. 

It felt positively balmy today and it was wonderful being able to spend some extended time outside without having to bundle up. 

Supermoon

 Thursday, December 4, 2025

I believe this is the 3rd supermoon we've had in a row.

Squirrels and a Gourd

 Tuesday, November 25, 2025

A few days ago as Dale and I headed over to feed the cats next door I set a gourd outside on the back stoop because it was starting to get squishy. My intension was to throw it between the garages upon our return so the squirrels could devour it. We caught them massacring it as we were getting home. They bolted when they saw us. They also gknocked over GNed, our gnome.

I rescued him.

Snow!

Meant to post this yesterday, on Thanksgiving (November 27). 

Thanksgiving is here and were getting a little sun to go with it. Snowed yesterday overnight. The above picture is the view from our front stoop.

This is the view from the back stoop. 

Changing and Falling Leaves

I've been keeping track of the leaves changing and falling this year. Here's a time lapse in photographs over the last 6 weeks.