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Wow, 18 inches of snow south-west of Marquette, but almost none at Whitefish Point. It was an interesting fall snowstorm. Now, on to some drawings. The Inktober prompt for October 8th was match. So I did a “match” of two people’s hearts. October 9th prompt was “nest.” Here’s a quick sketch of a Palm WarblerContinue reading “Inktober – group three”

It was a beautiful morning, albeit with threatening clouds that started producing rain soon after getting home from a walk. Now on to some sketches. October 4th the theme was scallop. My question is dinner or a shell? So, my feeble attempt at combining dinner with a meal, including lemon and garlic. October 5th themeContinue reading “Inktober – batch two”

Our day started in the dark with a beautiful look at the Moon. Then it was off to an early breakfast. A restaurant that we had not visited before. A highlight for me was being able to get cheesy grits that were quite good. It was also nice to have time to chat with ourContinue reading “A beautiful Sunday with friends and birds”

Susan canned diced Roma tomatoes last night. We still have some 20 pounds of green tomatoes that are waiting to ripen. When they do they will become either diced tomatoes or tomato sauce. Two of the raised beds have had the plants removed leaving only a few marigolds. Here are the last of the tomatoesContinue reading “Putting the garden to sleep for the year”

Our nephew Nick was married last night. What a wonderful celebration. Here they are, Nick and Carlie. It was a perfect evening with a full Moon. Great music, dancing, food and drinks. You couldn’t as for better. Today we headed to the ocean looking for birds and plants. The few shore birds \that we sawContinue reading “A wedding then a day with birds”

Right now our gardens are down to mostly flowers, some non-native, like nasturtium; others like the New England aster are native. There are still a few hot peppers and lots of green tomatoes. Susan is canning green tomato chutney again today. And in the future I will be canning pickled jalapeños and making another batchContinue reading “Season of the witch!”

A the end of October I’ll be celebrating Dia de los muertos, “the day of the dead.” Montelobos is a favorite mescal that I can fortunately get in Ann Arbor. I learned about this celebration in Mexico. Anything that happens in the U.S. or Canada pales in comparison to how it is celebrated in Mexico.Continue reading “October 2022”

House plants are now back in the house, just before the temperatures dipped below 40F. Green cherry tomatoes have become green tomato chutney. There’s probably enough to last until next summer. Last of the Roma tomatoes, slowly ripening and will become a last batch of tomato sauce. Green chilis that will be dried and jalapeñosContinue reading “Slowly emptying the garden for the year”

Day-1 “Gargoyle.” This guy sits on a shelf near where I am writing, along with about ten others. Usually I’ll sketch something then ink it in.I have found that with age and neurological issues my hands are not a steady as they once were. Regardless, I am having fun with some new fine tipped pens.Continue reading “Inktober first drawings”

The latest peppers from the garden in the processing of drying to make hot chili powder. On our morning walk we found a “fairy garden” that was starting to become more Halloween themed. Then, somehow this puzzle showed up on the internet. And… Skeletons riding flamingoes that turned on them. A Halloween tradition flamingoes pickingContinue reading “Hot peppers heading into Halloween”