Cool crisp nights and sunny windy days.  With the wind, low humidity, and lack of recent precipitation the fire danger is very high for much of the state and the North Shore.  The temperature has been dropping into the forties at night leaving the poplar leaves with a tinge of yellow and maples red. 

The black bear hunting season has started.  The word around the town is that five bears have been taken from our area!  Grouse stir in the poplar stands during our evening hike.  It seems like there are plenty of birds in the woods this year for the season. 

We have had a fire in the stove most nights this week to bump up the house temperature. Our birch woodpile is all bucked. One of the three poplar piles is cut.   Preparations for winter have begun...