yesterday i saw what looked like a small version of a hummingbird, but had to have been a moth of some sort. i can't say for sure, and had no chance of getting out the camera; still, i concentrated hard on the little body each time it emerged from a flower beneath my window - coloring of a bumble bee, body like a small hummingbird and antenna like an insect.

i love octobers. they are absolutely the best month going. not only does it start to get cooler here, but it starts to get cooler. hehe. really, im surprised we are having nice weather like this (its 56 now at 9 am - 13 c for my UK readers - thanks, andrew); the last few octobers have been hot all the way through. i remember camping out a few years ago mid-month and sweltering like it was august, plus bad mosquitos. but here i am, enjoying a deliciously cool morning, and the birds are too, despite me forgetting to throw out some seed for them. i even broke out the winter blanket, a very nice down comforter, that has been in storage for months now. if only i hadnt fallen asleep with and woken up with a headache, it would have been an excellent night of sleep.

i have a list of small projects that im doing for myself and others before i leave here and since you know how i feel about lists, ill relate those to you now.

projects
finish painting chairs (this is pure agony, too many spindles)
sand/stain 2nd end table, along with feet of 1st
paint frame (off-white, for mom)
touch up straight-back porch chairs (a few knicks from puppy knocking it over)
paint footstool - check! (of course this would be finished, its the easiest thing on this blasted list)
redo small end table next to pc, glue crack

a small list, really, but a lot of work. after this, i think i could easily say i have renovated every small piece of furniture i own and some that i dont.

its good.