Next to last week.

Church near the Hall Place

Well, as this next to my last week comes to an end, the weather has decided to become "Fall" in a big way. The Park has lost a little of it's charm as it has lost a lot of it's foliage (leaves) and what was once red, yellow, and orange has become brown, tan, and grey.

The deer, that have been camouflaged by the leaves, now stand naked on the edge of the road. Not always the best place to be when it's night. I saw 15 on the way home just the other night, so I'm driving a little slower with both eyes on the road.

The Hall Place continues to be my "old Kentucky home" until the 12th of November when my contract ends. I'm looking forward to heading South to Florida, especially since the forecast is for tomorrow is a low of 25 and a high of 47.

Construction is basically a made-by-man process to create shelter from nature, but sometimes nature can mess up even the best laid plans. Such was the case this week when the concrete for a wide, circular, sloped sidewalk was poured. The forecast for early morning rain to end by 9am did not happen and the rain kept on till the early evening, this caused unacceptable conditions when the finishing was completed the next day. So, up came the concrete 24 hours after the contractor had poured 28 yards with rebar mesh. Ouch.

The next day everyone is back on site ready to do it again and make sure it turns out perfect. That stick to it attitude is impressive and much appreciated by those involved on the project.

The funny thing is, the day after it rained the Governor of Kentucky issued a state of emergency for farmers due to the drought.........