We had a frost last night, no doubt about it. You can see the white grass on our lower lawn, but as soon as the sun hit, it was gone. It certainly wasn't a hard frost and didn't seem to do any damage to the geraniums I forgot to cover. I had covered the tomato plants, and I think we'll now have a few days and nights that won't be quite as cold.

Woody has taken over this spot under the ornamental apple tree for the past several days. Apparently, he hunts the animals or birds that stop by to munch on the fallen apples under the tree beyond him. We aren't sure that he's actually made a kill, but he seems to really like that particular spot and spent most of yesterday afternoon there. He came over once to get a ride in the wheelbarrow as Fred was heading up to the wood pile, but next thing I knew he was back there, crouching, waiting. I don't know what he'd do if a deer came out to feed on the apples, but I expect he'd make a quick exit. After being chased by that big doe a few years ago, he prefers to watch for deer from inside the house.

There was a lot of fog again over the water and we took some pictures from Sandy Beach Road. The construction site is looking better all the time - Dave Lavely was there today, and as you can see in the photos, they were nearly finished filling around the foundation. There wasn't a big crew there when we were down this morning, but it was pretty early. It's definitely moving ahead nicely.

We didn't stop to talk, and continued on down Sandy Beach Road. We spent a few minutes watching some ducks that had roosted on the Byrd's lawn. They noisily took off into the mist when we walked down the drive at Sayer's.

I expect with the construction machinery and noisy trucks coming and going most folks on Sandy Beach Rd. were up or at least awake by the time we were down there, so we didn't worry about disturbing anyone.

This is a picture of Pearl Island rising out of the mist. That is one really tall spruce tree. If it fell towards the west shore, it would almost make a bridge across the water.

Fred is continuing to bring in the wood from out back where it's been drying for the past year. He's got one more course and then the space will be filled and we should have enough for the winter. We didn't use all of what we had in the garage last winter, but it was a milder winter than usual. This year may be different. We have more coming in a couple of weeks, and he'll be hauling it up back and piling it to dry for next year. It's a lot of work but he says he'd rather have it under cover than have to go out into the weather to get it during the winter.

Fred's brother, Tom, sent us this picture of their grandchildren, Ben and Hannah. Ben was baptized last Sunday, so Tom and Ella were in Connecticut for that. The Florida grandparents were there, too, so it was a nice family gathering. Fred says Ben looks like he's going to be a football player. He's sturdy, for sure.

Now I need to get back to the historical stuff. I've taken a few days off to do other things (like a little house keeping and gardening) and now I must get back in the routine.