The Skull in the Fireplace

Last night, it was just cool enough to justify lighting a fire in the fireplace. After initially sooting up the glass (as it normally does), the fire grew hotter and two "eyes" appeared in the glass.

( This photo doesn't really capture it, but I tried )

Good Day for Yard Work

For various reasons, Lisa's sleep schedule is currently about 12 hours out of phase with mine, which means when I get up in the morning (typically around 6 AM) these days, she's nearing the end of her day and typically goes out and sleeps during the day in the travel trailer, coming out sometime around or after sundown. Woe be unto anyone thinking they can sneak onto our property this week; one or the other of us is awake at any time of the day or night.

( Making a Virtue of Necessity )

We got home late morning and Lisa headed off to bed. After something of a cold snap, the weather has gotten someone warmer (enough to let the fire go out), and I decided to kit up and go get some yard work done.

( The War Against the Tumbleweeds )

The tumbleweeds and leaves are now sacked up for next week's trash run. There's also now a pile of brush as I also trimmed back a lot of the trees hanging over our fence so I can walk along the fence without being attacked by branches.