Mornings, Cool -- Evenings, Cool -- Finally . . .

The middays though are still somewhat warm to hot. That'll end soon we hope -- it is so nice to just leave the windows and doors open to catch a fall breeze.

The leaves are starting to turn and some of them are finding their way onto the deck and into the pool. It seems like just yesterday that the buds were appearing on the branches and now . . .

We're picking apples too, lots of them. Makin' pies, tarts and drying them -- NOT, but we think about it. The apples, too, drop and find their way into the pool allowing us to "bob" for apples if we really wanted to do that. Maybe someone would like to try that, just not us.

And there is a harvest type moon coming around the end of the month -- the 24th or so. We always look forward to that as we go out back on a business trip with Dino in the late part of the day.

And the old "farm" outbuilding is looking good in the fall colors. There is something to be said for the seasonal changes and the effects on structures -- but I'm not sure what that is. Maybe I'll "Google" it . . .

Found while searching through old newspapers:

I've posted other photos of a "Bumgardner" house and related recollections that I had of that house when growing up in the Chicago area -- Dayton Bumgardner's house -- my maternal Grandfather.

This house has a similar setting -- and appears quite grand and substantial. It is located in Virginia but while I'm fairly certain we are related to that Bumgardner family -- I just have not proven that.

Our known Bumgardner ancestors came from the counties in Virginia near the above residence. Hopefully, I will be able to make the connection -- but if not, the story and the house are interesting.

♫ If I had a Hammer ♪ . . .

I'd hammer in the morning, I'd hammer in the evening . . .

That is what "our town" is saying today.

Sometime last weekend, someone somehow stole the artwork -- hammer, from in front of the Healdsburg Community Center.

The Hammer weighs around 800# and it would take major work to remove it.

And then you have to ask what someone is going to do with that hammer -- the local police thought it might be a high school prank or something, but have not found out about that as yet.

Will the mysteries ever cease?

Here is what the Santa Rosa Press-Democrat article stated:

And that is the "big" local news story, aside from the everyday op-eds re local elections . . .

The big news in the nation is of course "Michael coming ashore":

My family has ties to Florida. I've lived there, my brother has lived there, my sister lived there and my folks lived out their final days in Florida.

It is a beautiful state -- but Michael has changed how some parts of it look today. Millions are without power or other basic needs. The images of destruction are non-stop on TV.

I'm not sure how people can get "whole" again, for a very long time -- sort of like the thousands here in Sonoma County rebuilding their lives after the year ago fire destruction.

I can not imagine trying to just make it through the day without the bare necessities. We were without Internet and Cell phone service for a short while last year and felt totally vulnerable and unable to do much -- for us we were back in service in a short period.

Forget most football teams in our part of the country if you are looking for winners and professional like play . . .

Instead, we're concentrating on baseball -- at least for about three more weeks.

Last night's MLB playoff NLCS game between the Brewers and the Dodgers was exciting -- probably not-so-much for the Dodgers, but certainly for Milwaukee.

The game went right to the last out of the Dodgers in the top of the ninth to determine that it was not going to turn out well for them. I was rooting for the Dodgers but, the Brewers were so impressive including their pitcher hitting a towering home run off the Dodgers best pitcher . . .

We'll see how today's games go -- we've recorded them (or will) and then watch probably as we finish up yet another puzzle.

And again, Earl, of the Pickles, has the last say in this post:

The news this week is reporting that even if you never turned in a saliva sample to one of the DNA companies, your identity can be found -- that to me is obvious since I'm sure that the "Golden State Killer" never submitted his, nor any of the other recent captures or soon to be captured villains.

Anyway, that is a bit of our week, see you all "in a few"! 👨👩