The leaves are dreaming of Autumn . . .

Thursday, September 10, 2026. It's Thor's day . . . At this 10 a.m. hour, thunderstorms and a much cooler day are in store for GreenCountry today. 70's with moderate Northerlies and scattered showers visit TulseyTown's afternoon. 90's return tomorrow.

Purpose may be less about finding one grand calling and more about how we meet each day.

Today is the birthdate of poet Mary Oliver, my fave, born in 1935 Maple Heights, Ohio. I continue to read her, daily.

Message to Canada: Continue the fight. – Robert Reich, Substack,9.10.26.

Following the money, from Germany to the U.S. – Heather Cox Richardson, in Letters From An American, 9.9.26

True transformation does not invalidate what came before – it enlarges it. The thread of our purpose may remain constant even as its expression changes completely. . .Then the question becomes: What is life asking of me now? . . . You may feel resistance, but you can trust that spirit is always guiding you toward becoming more of who you can be. – Lynne Twist

Mencken, Captain Dave, and the U.S. Navy. – Garrison Keillor, The Writer's Almanac, 9.9.26

Song for Autumn

Don’t you imagine the leaves dream now

how comfortable it will be to touch the earth

instead of the nothingness of the air

and the endless freshets of wind?

…

The wind wags its many tails.

And in the evening

the piled firewood shifts a little,

longing to be on its way.

– Mary Oliver, “Song for Autumn,” first published in Poetry Magazine, May 2005; and reprinted in her Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver, Penguin Random House. 2017. Read the complete poem here.

Shangri-La was not a waste of time.

Wednesday, September 9, 2026. It's Odin's day . . . forecasts for Green Country and TulseyTown are the same as yesterday, only a degree hotter. Afternoon in the low 100's with an index of 109º.

Nothing is wasted because nothing remains unchanged.

The French documentarian of Parisian nightlife, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec born in 1864 Albi, France.

Adam Sandler is 60 today. The multi laureate comedian/actor was born in 1966 Brooklyn, New York.

It’s Max Reinhardt’s birthdate, born in 1873 Baden, near Vienna, Austria. He was one of the first theatrical directors to achieve widespread recognition as a major creative artist, and helped found the annual Salzburg Festival.

Otis Redding was born today in 1941, Dawson, Georgia.

And it's the birthdate of the author and screenwriter of Goodbye, Mr. Chips, and Lost Horizon, British novelist James Hilton was born in 1900 Leigh, Lancashire, England.

Dreaming of Shangri-La, while sitting on the dock of a bay

“Does your dog bite?”

Tuesday, September 8, 2026. It's Tiw's day . . . Green Country is due release from the heat dome day after tomorrow. Forecasts indicate two more 110º index afternoons for TulseyTown. Northerlies, rain chances, and 90's are indicated for Thursday

Love, money, and fame don’t change you, they amplify who you already are. The generous get more generous. The insecure get more insecure. The undisciplined fly off the rails. Whatever your dream is, know it won’t fix your life for you. It will only multiply what’s already there. – Mark Manson

Novelist and short story writer Ann Beattie is 79 today, born in 1947 Washington, D.C.

Novelist Grace Metalious, author of Peyton Place, was born in 1924 Manchester, New Hampshire.

Comedic actor laureate Peter Sellers was born on this day in 1925 Southsea, England.

“... eez not my dog.”