From: songbird@anthive.com   
      
   Gary Woods wrote:   
   ...   
   > We got a very light frost the same night; some bush beans near the   
   > ground got singed, but a tuberous begonia in the front of the house   
   > did not.  Even some basil survived, and as you know even the forecast   
   > of frost will kill basil.   
      
     it was certainly more than a light frost here with ice   
   forming in the birdbaths.  one is a pretty big thing (a   
   steel drum covered with rocks/cement) that should take a   
   while to cool off to get cold enough to freeze...   
      
      
   > I've covered the tomatos I planted rather late to hopefully protect   
   > them until warmer weather next week....the "Golden Jubilee" plants   
   > have a lot of full-sized green tomatos, and they're SWMBO's favorite.   
      
     we're about done with tomatoes here.  good season for   
   us.  put up nearly three hundred quarts of tomato juice   
   or tomato chunks.   
      
      
   > ....and Orion is visible out an east window if nature gets me up in   
   > the wee hours.   
      
      
     :)  perhaps that's why they call them the wee hours?  :)   
      
      
     songbird   
      
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