Last Flower

 We had a one night reprieve from the first frost, but I covered my plants last night just in case. Today I still had the one flower blooming, and...

Backyard Bug of the Day:

Hover fly. This is probably going to be the only chrysanthemum bloom this year, and this could be the only insect that feeds on it. It was still there when I covered the plant again as evening was setting in, so I guess it will be spending the night there. I hope it lives to hover another day.

I did hear a few crickets chirping forlornly, there were still March flies swarming, and I saw a spider in the woods. That's it for arthropods today. 

I like winter, I decided that a few years ago. But I am not ready for it.