§ Rabbit rabbit. Happy September.
§ Some quick follow-up on last week’s fall foliage dispatch: I woke up Monday morning to a backyard covered in fallen oak leaves.
§ I’ve talked about this a lot throughout the summer so I know you will be happy to hear the saga is finally over: I finally picked a tiny ripe cherry tomato from our sweet aperitif plant we grew from seed. With that milestone out of the way I think I’m ready for autumn.
§ It was an unexpectedly jam-packed week at work which concluded in a four hour tour of our regional sewer district’s largest wastewater treatment plant. It was a fascinating and let’s say sensorially rich experience.
§ Speaking of work, I’ve noticed that I’ve recently unintentionally picked up a particularly annoying piece of business lingo: “let’s pick this up offline.”
To be clear, I’ll say this during in-person discussions. I guess what I’m trying to convey is that I would like to discuss a particular topic at a later time? It is crazy how easy it is for these god awful phrases to sneak into everyday speech.
§ Our very first coturnix quail, Earl—short for “early” owing to him being the first bird to pip out of his egg—died yesterday. All signs point to the cause being old age. We hatched him in 2021 so that definitely tracks. The end of an era.
§ Let’s balance things out with some happy animal talk: Labor Day weekend means it’s once again time for the county fair. The goats, as always, stole the show. There was a pygora for the first time this year which, come on, so adorable.
