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Thanks for the ping. Well I asked God in Jesus name for a warmer Oct. without going below freezing and even warmer Nov. but "O ye of little faith," for indeed Oct. stayed above freezing so that we did not pull the crop in until 11-03, and which was only because a couple nights below freezing was forecast (down to 28F), yet in reality that has not actually happened yet and will not until at least mid-month, praise God. So I kind of kick myself because I could have at least left the squash in maybe 3 weeks longer for it can take a light frost . What a contrast to last year and those before.

The focus below is on Boston but tells a larger story:

Boston didn’t dip below 50 degrees until October 18th this year, 5 days later than the prior record in 2018. We also tied a record for the longest stretch of days with a min of 50 or higher, 141 days (From May 29 to October 18). As of this writing, Boston still hasn’t dropped below 40 degrees, which places 4th latest on record (November 7th, 2017 & 1971 being the latest).

And it isn’t just Boston…the first frost has lagged behind by several weeks for just about all of New England. Concord, New Hampshire didn’t drop to 32 degrees until October 24th, about a month later than average! And way up in Caribou, Maine it took until October 25th to finally hit 32 degrees, well over a month later than average.

https://boston.cbslocal.com/2021/11/02/boston-2021-growing-season-over-frost-cold-temperatures-nights-massachusetts/

I am for this Climate Change here!

Amen!

Longer growing season, lower heating bills, less wear and tear on the cars, time to clean up outside and get ready for winter.

What’s not to like?

I have almost got my garden all ready for the spring. There are a few more things to do but the nice weather forecast for the next week will allow for that.

We’ll be cleaning our chimney and putting the snow tires on the cars in the next week, and having the wood stove all ready for firing up.