Three Deer  moon phase Week of 10/15/2006 Best planting days for
fall potatoes, turnips, onions, carrots, beets and other root
crops.  A chilly day, with brisk winds out of the northwest. It
started to rain early last night and continued off and on,
changing to sleet then back to rain again. The temperature had
slowly dropped all day and I knew that there was a good chance
for some snow in the air by nightfall.  Three Deer  The phoebe
that spent the summer hawking insects in the yard was gone this
morning. He knew the coming cold weather would put the damper on
catching flying insects, so he headed south. To my surprise
though, there were six little slate-colored Juncos at the bird
feeders this morning. So the summer bird is gone and the winter
bird has arrived, although there are some other birds that have
yet to migrate south. Birds like the Rufus-sided towhee and
Easter bluebird may hang around until early November if the
weather stays mild.  The high soaring Turkey vultures may have
moved out ahead of the