Pulling vines and taking the deck apart.

Has it arrived? Overnight temps are now in the sixties. Such a relief!
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For now it looks like the hurricane will make landfall in the south of Florida and exit before Georgia. But it may turn back in. Night time temp has dropped to 70°
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That is the title of the press report of Milo’s maiden speech in public.
The county, of course, did not go, fast or slow. The reports itself is also inaccurate.
The only question now is whether Milo will be willing to try again.
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In response to my suggestion that instead of democracy, Biden should emphasize that the citizenry is under attack, this came :
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We are plagues with a species of tiny mosquitos, so small they are hard to crush, whose bite causes an itch that last long after they have been demised. After just five minutes outside to feed the fish, both arms and legs are itching. Those that get in the house almost inevitably end up on my left arm. There must be some benefit to itching and scratching

That was our supper–pork roast and sweet potato accompanied by discussion of Thomas Hobbs.

Since about 2019 scientists have turned their attention to the effect of hurricanes, like Irma in 2017, on movingmoving vegetation around.
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joshua found a tiny turtle and directed it to water. Both the goldfish and snapper came for fish food almost right away. The cardinals were waiting in the hedge and chattered while I filled the feeder.