Weather or Not

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Fall foliage seen in Wethersfield this past Thursday.

This fall’s weather
There is not as much color as usual due to the lack of rain we have been experiencing. The weather has been unseasonably warm. Daytime temps have been way above normal and our low temps, lately, have been what our highs should be. I’m loving it because I get a lot more bike riding in. However, the question is, will we pay dearly for this later on?

Rain and football
Yesterday we had a lot of rain come through. We needed the rain, but…. Most of the high schools in the area postponed their Friday night football games. Those who kept the schedule played in the mud. That’s the fun of it, right?

The UConn Huskies hosted Louisville in its water-logged homecoming game. ESPN broadcast the game nationally so there was no question the game would be played. When I went to bed the score was Louisville 17-UConn14, with about 8 minutes left on the clock. What a surprise to to wake up this morning and find UConn scored with 2 min. left and won 21-17. That is enough to make UConn Bowl-Eligible and might even lift them into the top 25 nationally. They are now 6 and 1 over-all and 2-0 in Big East play.

Yard work? Maybe.
Temps will be very mild today, 75°and windy. Good drying day for sheets and all the leaves on the ground. It looks like I’ll drag out the leaf blower on Monday, unless the weather is just too good and I go for a bike ride instead. The leaves can wait or they can blow into my neighbor’s yard. Bike while the biking is good! ☺