And The Rains Came Down..Finally!

 We got rain!  It started in the early hours this morning and it's just for today but holy cow, I'm so glad to see it.  What a dry spell we've had.  The summer temps that have bled into October are supposed to go also.  Again, I'm so glad!  Now, I'm not wanting snow or anything, but a cool 60de during the day will be welcome.  We still have a couple of outdoor projects to finish before it gets too cold.  We did start to gather some wood for the furnace that hopefully won't be needed for a bit yet.  We don't usually burn wood until it's below 30de.  The electric furnace does a good job until then. 

We order the wood from the city, and they bring the dump trucks full. It's $85 a load and well worth it. The blue tarp behind it has wood too that some friends gave us. Last year we went through 6 loads. This is 3 loads here and depending on how the cold gods blow, we'll probably need more. The splitter gets a workout as well as us!  In the vein of October fun, this past Saturday we took a little ride to Butler, Ohio to go to the Prairie Peddler

festival.  The weather was warm, so we went as early as possible, but it was really jammed packed with folks like us just wanting a nice fall adventure.  It was a little overwhelming with the crowds and there are over 200 vendors!  I didn't even take one photo.  Shame on me!  It's a cute and fun time but I wasn't feeling super good that day.  But we did enjoy seeing all the crafts and things people have created.  The food is usually good too, but we didn't even try that.  Just too hot and Jack and I weren't that hungry.  I did manage to buy one thing though.  Did I need it? Well, probably not, but anticipating our family reunion next October I caved in and bought it.  Jack agreed it was a nice purchase.

It looks cute here and its metal and will last long and it's flat so hanging it in the garage for storing will be easy.  (I hope!)  This Saturday we're going to have the family over for our annual fall get together. This year my sister and her family aren't coming.  We'll miss them but hopefully we'll have a fun time with just us.  So much going on and not enough days to do it all! (Even a long month like October!)  Finally, I'll end with the fullish moon from last night. Getting a moon shot is hard but I'm trying to learn how to capture a good one!

Zeroed in on just the moon.

But the rain clouds were just moving in and the sky looked more like this.  Have a good week and even though I'm a few days late, Welcome October!