And now, back to hot flash, that is all

 It is currently 84 but topped out at about 88 today. We haven't turned on the ac because we closed up early and with the sun at a lower angle it isn't hitting the front door straight on. So.... welcome to So Cal Fall.

The tree is gradually changing, top to bottom with other trees barely showing color. Such is the way of that species. I've seen three of them all in a row and they never turned color at the same time.

I almost fried the seedlings. Forgot how hot it was getting today and when I remembered they were wilted. Put them next to the sink and they will recover. This photo is from when I shifted the new lettuce seed pods to the same container. What is really funny is that one on the far right had been chewed by cat, down to the soil, it's still trying to grow. 

In this picture the lower left one is the chewed plant but I planted some romaine seeds in it anyway. I used a toothpick to push the seeds into the soil so they stayed moist. 

I picked more of the single pink rose hips this morning, looked up how they needed to be treated. Supposed to put them in the fridge for like six weeks (um not here, we don't get cold for that long) then you're supposed to soak them, then pry the seeds out and clean them off then clean them with bleach and water....  So, I just cut one open with my handy dandy tiny pocket knife and four perfect seeds were inside. I understand about why they need to be soaked and then bleached, imitating if an animal ate it and pooped it out. But honestly, I have enough hips I can try different methods and see what works. It's a fun experiment. That is the smallest of the three I picked just in case. Good amount of fruit around the four seeds but have no idea if that's good or not. Will let the other two hips just hang out and there's still five or six in another container in the front room. 

That's all for today. Onions are still growing, I went out yesterday evening and saw Dolores there. It was getting kind of dark so I only checked soil to make sure nothing had dug in them. Told her I had some lettuce and cauliflower started (who knew cauliflower was so easy to grow?). Wanted to get out and water today but oh well, too warm, will try again tomorrow.