Coldest morning so far........twenty-eight nippy degrees.
Cliff built me a wooden frame for the kitchen garden.

For now we're just covering it on the low thirty degree nights with sheets.  There's basil, Swiss chard, parsley, and some flower that I planted but didn't label still thriving.  Clear plastic is a better cover but we're searching for a smaller quantity than what Lowe's has on huge rolls.   Flowers and spinach down in the garden won't be bothered until a hard freeze.  Once the sun warms the neighbors' hive, the honey bees still get nectar from the red and blue salvia, basil blossoms, and holy basil flowers. 

The lone chocolate pepper finally ripened.

Sunday night we armed the Blink cameras after Charlie texted Cliff that a bear was on his porch at 4:00 am Saturday morning heading down our back hill.  At 3:16 Monday morning the cameras caught him in the driveway.  I believe he stayed off our porch when the flood light came on.  He ripped down the front seed feeder but didn't destroy the feeder.  After that I started bringing it in but then got lazy last evening and left it out.  It was on the ground emptied this morning and the back feeder that's on a rope pulley quite high was totally gone.  These are old feeders.  Cliff's been brainstorming on ways to outsmart the average bear.  Hahahaha!!  Feeders will come in tonight.