Hi, my name's Nat, and I think I was a member some years back.  I write small-town romantic comedy, and I'm interested in finding new writing communities, especially ones which have been around for a while.

Welcome back.

Hi, my name's Nat, and I think I was a member some years back.  I write small-town romantic comedy, and I'm interested in finding new writing communities, especially ones which have been around for a while.

About all I have left are black-eyed susans and one lonely hydrangea blossom--and a beautiful display by the pyracantha.

We had a handful of lilac blossoms in September after all the leaves were burned off by the heat and new leaves formed. Kind of amazing.

The weather here this summer has been downright weird.  It was cool and rainy almost every day from mid-April to mid-June, and I was starting to wonder if we'd get any summer heat at all.  Then it abruptly changed to dry and hot with almost no rain at all, and that lasted until the first week of August, by which time the trees and grass were showing stress from drought.  Then the dam broke that first week of August, and it rained heavily for about a week, and then we had normal summer weather the rest of the month.  September was bone-dry but not too hot, and it felt like October usually feels.  Now it's actually October, and who knows what will happen.

I'm glad I'm not a farmer.  I'd be pulling my hair out.   

The web I walked face-first into the other day belonged to this critter:





I took this photo from almost directly underneath the web.  I'd guess the spider is about ten feet off the ground.

Some flowers are currently blooming.  Azaleas:





Gardenia:





Lots of little red bugs on the gardenia flowers.  It's typical to see a few bugs, but the flowers are currently covered with the things.  I don't know what they are.

Jeff, that's great you're doing better managing the headaches. I am too. What a difference it makes! Deo gratias!!!