I saw at least two (maybe three) bald eagles today. There are a few in the area but I rarely see them, so this caught my attention.

I saw the first one while driving to work. A flutter and then something perched atop a utility pole. A quick look (I was driving) and it was a bald eagle.

A few hours later I was at work in a grassy field. The first group of kids on the ropes course was just leaving, and the next group had not yet arrived. The wind was calm and so it was very quiet in the field. Two bald eagles appeared and flew in circles for several minutes while talking to each other. It was so quiet that I could hear them.

I have seen bald eagles before but I have never heard them talking with each other. I said “thank you” to them before they flew away.

I don’t remember the leaves on this particular tree being so red in years past. Trees all over the area are turning and the nights are near freezing. Had the first frost of the season last week. Time to clean up the garden and start getting it ready for winter.

Sunny days in the 60s, nights in the 40s, the best season has arrived.

All tender assent, yielding and devoted as a river, earth is inexhaustible in bringing forth wild bounty. (From Hexagram 2, “Earth”, translated by David Hinton)

Last week I started listening to The Lovecraft Investigations from BBC Radio 4. I have no idea how I stumbled across it and it’s great. I’m halfway through Season 2 and can already tell that I’ll go back and listen to everything in the Pleasant Green Universe.

Also started listening to The Department of Midnight, which I’ve been looking forward to for several months. Warren Ellis is the writer and he started mentioning it (under a code name) about two years ago in his weekly newsletter. The first episode was released last week.