Last night's low was around 73 degrees...the air is damp and cool from the rain we got overnight. This morning, the sun is shining against bright blue sky...still looks like summer in these parts, except for the shift of the sun...it has now moved almost due east for rising and by the afternoon is sitting more southwest and much lower in the sky...I keep track of this by how it comes through the south window and on the front porch which faces south.
The high today is supposed to be in the upper 80's with a heat index of about 91 degrees. We've shut the A/C off for the season and I'm only running the fans at this point. At night, it has been cool enough to turn the fans off.
Had an interesting bird show up yesterday...bright blue head, Cardinal Red belly and green back/wings....I've seen this bird in my birdbook....can't find my book at the moment so I shoot through on a search for what I think it is...a Painted Bunting....sure enough, there's the bird. Wow, and I didn't have the camera close to take its picture... Sweet little bird to look at, this one is obviously a male...guess its rare to actually see one....at least that's what I read.
The high today is supposed to be in the upper 80's with a heat index of about 91 degrees. We've shut the A/C off for the season and I'm only running the fans at this point. At night, it has been cool enough to turn the fans off.
Had an interesting bird show up yesterday...bright blue head, Cardinal Red belly and green back/wings....I've seen this bird in my birdbook....can't find my book at the moment so I shoot through on a search for what I think it is...a Painted Bunting....sure enough, there's the bird. Wow, and I didn't have the camera close to take its picture... Sweet little bird to look at, this one is obviously a male...guess its rare to actually see one....at least that's what I read.
I did manage to get a good look at the Fall changes while we were out riding around town...the Creeper is already orange/red in several areas, several unknown trees have begun to drop leaves...I think most of those are Sycamores...and the Maples and Sweet Gums are beginning to show yellows and reds. The 'weeds' are going to seed and things in general around here just look 'done' for the season. Explaining the changes in Florida is hard...no real hard signs, just the subtle changes that seem to take years to notice. It's taken me living in the area for over twenty years now to be able to recognize our 'seasonal changes'.
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I got curious about the grading of eggs (don't ask why...I just felt the need to know)...looked it up last night and then decided to weigh the eggs I've collected just to see...
Penny's eggs are averaging 3 oz, Patty's are 2 1/2 oz and Red's are at 1 3/4 oz.....pretty fair over all.
The chart below is from the Wikipedia site on eggs:
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Chicken egg sizes
Chicken eggs are graded by size, for the purpose of sales. The United States Department of Agriculture sizing is based by weight per dozen. The most common US size of chicken egg is 'Large' and is the egg size commonly referred to for recipes. The following egg masses have been calculated on the basis of the USDA sizing:
Modern Sizes (USA)
Size _______________ Mass per egg________ Cooking Yield (Volume)[1]
Jumbo _______________ Greater than 2.5 oz. or 71g
Very Large or Extra Large (XL) _Greater than 2.25 oz. or 64g _56 mL (4 tbsp)
Large (L)____________ Greater than 2 oz. or 57g ____ 46 mL (3.25 tbsp)
Medium (M)_________ Greater than 1.75 oz. or 50g ___ 43 mL (3 tbsp)
Small (S)___________________ Greater than 1.5 oz. or 43g
Peewee ____________________Greater than 1.25 oz. or 35g
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The chart above proved to be a challenge to get set in this post....I'm keeping it mainly for my personal reference so I know what size eggs my girls are laying.
Loads of things to do today, grocery shopping among the more important things...didn't I just go to the store??
On a different note...I have got to figure out WHY I'm continuing to gain weight! Just went to find a different pair of jeans as I cut the yard in my favorite pair...hahahaha...found my old 'skinny' jeans...pfftt...can't even get my LEG into those... I've given most of that size to the oldest boy, since I wear guys jeans...they were 28's...his size. :-(
Then I finally found the 'larger' ones...OMG!!! Don't tell me I can't even fasten these!!!! These are the 32's that sis passed to me...NOOOOOO!!!! Finally got those waist biters fastened...uuuggghh...most uncomfortable. Was a huge relief to finally get them off last night....no, they never did 'stretch' back out at all. Guess I'm gonna have to break down and get my butt back out doing manual labor so I can get back into shape.
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