Perfect temperature and humidity this time of year.  Mornings range between 35 and 40 degrees.  By the time we headed into town to do errands around 10:30, capris and short sleeve t-shirts are most comfortable ( for me, not Cliff).  Today reached 77 with sunny skies. In town it's a good 4-5 degrees warmer than the mountain.  Lots of leaf-peepers traveling through Murphy but color is not good so far this year. 
This afternoon Cliff installed a pegboard in my shed for soaker-hose storage and for other fall storage items.  October has been so mild that I planted more winter greens seeds this afternoon.  The kale, mustard, and collards are up and I planted a few more seeds of each.  They will be hay-covered as soon as  the consistent cold settles in and we should have greens for most of the winter.  The Farmers Almanac mentions "snow" quite a few time for us this winter but we won't knows how much until it happens.   So this afternoon, I just sat enjoying the garden, doing nothing and imagining what could be different next year.  No potatoes! I say that now.  Let's see if I can stick to it.  Tomatoes, yes.

 Holy basil and Italian parsley still thriving.  One chocolate pepper plant still producing. 

Pineapple sage in full bloom at the west end of the garden.  Hummingbirds love them but this year all hummingbirds had migrated south ten days earlier than last year.  October 5 was the last one spotted HB at a feeder.