9/28/05 – The juncos have been hopping up and down every path available searching for stray seeds to eat. Occasionally we hear a loud thunk as the squirrels throw pinecones down onto our buildings. Despite all these notorious signs of fall, we were treated, yesterday, to one more day of summery weather. The remaining crew members took advantage of the sunshine by having one last picnic outside on the back porch.

Today’s weather has not been quite as cooperative. The skies have been grey since dawn and the wind has a touch of winter in its cold gusts. As a result, our picnic today was moved into the store and we dined on tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches by the fireplace.