{"id":13274,"date":"2019-09-30T18:34:08","date_gmt":"2019-09-30T22:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/troutsfarm.com\/latest\/?p=13274"},"modified":"2019-10-10T07:34:30","modified_gmt":"2019-10-10T11:34:30","slug":"2019-september","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/2019-september\/","title":{"rendered":"SEPTEMBER 2019, ISSUE #220"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Little monsters, metamorphosis, dirty work, chestnuts, a birthday at the beach, a bathroom upgrade, views of the earth from above, shore birds, fish, turtles, and an octopus<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 align=\"center\">TOUCHING OFF A NEW MONTH<\/h3>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190901DamHeron.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13340\" src=\"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190901DamHeron.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190901DamHeron.jpg 375w, https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190901DamHeron-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190901DamHeron-113x150.jpg 113w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">With a weekend walk at Jordan Lake Dam where a great blue heron stands atop the tailrace.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 align=\"center\">EATING LIKE THERE&#8217;S NO TOMORROW<\/h3>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190904CaterpillarsParsley.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13341\" src=\"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190904CaterpillarsParsley.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190904CaterpillarsParsley.jpg 500w, https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190904CaterpillarsParsley-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190904CaterpillarsParsley-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190904CaterpillarsParsley-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190905Caterpillar.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13342\" src=\"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190905Caterpillar.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190905Caterpillar.jpg 375w, https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190905Caterpillar-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190905Caterpillar-113x150.jpg 113w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A dozen or so swallowtail butterfly caterpillars fattened themselves on our parsley, leaving no leaf untouched.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V-UgiHyyFXo\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Camille explains what&#8217;s going on.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 align=\"center\">LITTLE MONSTERS<\/h3>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190905Caterpillars.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13343\" src=\"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190905Caterpillars.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190905Caterpillars.jpg 700w, https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190905Caterpillars-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190905Caterpillars-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190905Caterpillars-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Faces like the front end of a steam engine.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 align=\"center\">METAMORPHOSIS<\/h3>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190908Pupating.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13344\" src=\"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190908Pupating.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190908Pupating.jpg 375w, https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190908Pupating-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190908Pupating-113x150.jpg 113w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190909Chrysalis.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13345\" src=\"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190909Chrysalis.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190909Chrysalis.jpg 500w, https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190909Chrysalis-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190909Chrysalis-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190909Chrysalis-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Once fattened, a caterpillar spins a harness and fastens itself to a structure, in this case a tomato cage. Then, chango-presto, it transforms into a chrysalis.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 align=\"center\">NINE DAYS LATER<\/h3>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190918NewSwallowtailWithChrysalis.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13350\" src=\"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190918NewSwallowtailWithChrysalis.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190918NewSwallowtailWithChrysalis.jpg 500w, https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190918NewSwallowtailWithChrysalis-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190918NewSwallowtailWithChrysalis-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190918NewSwallowtailWithChrysalis-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a> \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190918NewSwallowtail.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13349\" src=\"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190918NewSwallowtail.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190918NewSwallowtail.jpg 375w, https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190918NewSwallowtail-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190918NewSwallowtail-113x150.jpg 113w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Nine days later, this butterfly emerged, climbed up onto the tomato cage, and waited until its wings hardened before flying. They don&#8217;t all turn into butterflies in nine days &#8211; many of the ones we saw vacated their chrysalis in only a couple of days. We were lucky that this butterfly pupated in our kitchen garden outside the back door and that we were home when it fledged. Nevertheless, we missed it coming out of the chrysalis.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 align=\"center\">DIRTY WORK<\/h3>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190915TamiLyleBldg2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13347\" src=\"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190915TamiLyleBldg2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190915TamiLyleBldg2.jpg 375w, https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190915TamiLyleBldg2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190915TamiLyleBldg2-113x150.jpg 113w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190911CookieUnderneathHouse.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13346\" src=\"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190911CookieUnderneathHouse.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190911CookieUnderneathHouse.jpg 500w, https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190911CookieUnderneathHouse-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190911CookieUnderneathHouse-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190911CookieUnderneathHouse-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">No one likes to be caught on camera all grubby from work. Bob caught Tami and Lyle cleaning one of their buildings at The Plant and Camille putting filling in puddles with garden rock underneath the back porch.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 align=\"center\">CHESTNUT<\/h3>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190918FirstChestnuts.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13348\" src=\"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190918FirstChestnuts.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190918FirstChestnuts.jpg 375w, https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190918FirstChestnuts-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190918FirstChestnuts-113x150.jpg 113w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a> \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190924Chestnuts.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13354\" src=\"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190924Chestnuts.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190924Chestnuts.jpg 500w, https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190924Chestnuts-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190924Chestnuts-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190924Chestnuts-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Our little chestnut tree put out two beautiful nuts. Meanwhile, next door, Lyle and Tami&#8217;s trees are producing about a pound a day.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190924ChestnutsRoasted.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13356\" src=\"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190924ChestnutsRoasted.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190924ChestnutsRoasted.jpg 500w, https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190924ChestnutsRoasted-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190924ChestnutsRoasted-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190924ChestnutsRoasted-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a> \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190924ChestnutsPeeled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13355\" src=\"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190924ChestnutsPeeled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190924ChestnutsPeeled.jpg 500w, https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190924ChestnutsPeeled-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190924ChestnutsPeeled-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190924ChestnutsPeeled-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Turns out the air fryer is perfect for roasting chestnuts. One swipe with the knife and in they go for 15 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 align=\"center\">CELEBRATING BOB&#8217;S BIRTHDAY<\/h3>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190919BirthdayBeachBobCamille.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13351\" src=\"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190919BirthdayBeachBobCamille.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190919BirthdayBeachBobCamille.jpg 525w, https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190919BirthdayBeachBobCamille-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190919BirthdayBeachBobCamille-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190919BirthdayBeachBobCamille-400x533.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The big guy turned 61 this month, and as promised, we took the party to the beach. See more at <a href=\"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/2019-september-beach-birthday\/\">Bob&#8217;s Beach Birthday Extravaganza<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 align=\"center\">NC AQUARIUM<\/h3>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190920NCAquariumCrevalleJacks.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13311\" src=\"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190920NCAquariumCrevalleJacks.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a> \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190920NCAquariumOctopus.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13316\" src=\"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190920NCAquariumOctopus.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190920NCAquariumOctopus.jpg 375w, https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190920NCAquariumOctopus-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190920NCAquariumOctopus-113x150.jpg 113w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Crevalle jacks and an octopus indoors, salt marsh birds outside. And then a trip to Fort Macon. See all our fabulous photos at: <a href=\"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/2019-september-atlantic-beach-touristing\/\">Touristing at Atlantic Beach<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 align=\"center\">BATHROOMS DON&#8217;T HAVE TO BE BORING<\/h3>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190923ToiletCover.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13352\" src=\"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190923ToiletCover.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190923ToiletCover.jpg 500w, https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190923ToiletCover-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190923ToiletCover-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190923ToiletCover-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a> \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190923ToiletCoverGreen.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13353\" src=\"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190923ToiletCoverGreen.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190923ToiletCoverGreen.jpg 375w, https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190923ToiletCoverGreen-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190923ToiletCoverGreen-113x150.jpg 113w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Thanks to our friend Pam, things have gotten fancy in our two bathrooms. Check out her gallery of custom-made <a href=\"http:\/\/toiletseatlidcovers.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Toilet Seat Covers.<\/a>\u00a0 Just say &#8220;No,&#8221; to boring bathrooms.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 align=\"center\">TEXAS SKIES<\/h3>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190924GulfCoastOffTexas.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13357\" src=\"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190924GulfCoastOffTexas.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190924GulfCoastOffTexas.jpg 500w, https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190924GulfCoastOffTexas-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190924GulfCoastOffTexas-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190924GulfCoastOffTexas-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a> \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190924HarlingenTXFarmland.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13358\" src=\"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190924HarlingenTXFarmland.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190924HarlingenTXFarmland.jpg 375w, https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190924HarlingenTXFarmland-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190924HarlingenTXFarmland-113x150.jpg 113w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Bob&#8217;s auditing life took him to south Texas where he got a good look at the Gulf Coast and some Texas farmland from the air. He was auditing farms who grew oilseed to turn into renewable jet fuel.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 align=\"center\">THE REAL BIRTHDAY<\/h3>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190925BirthdayBob.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13359\" src=\"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190925BirthdayBob.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190925BirthdayBob.jpg 500w, https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190925BirthdayBob-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190925BirthdayBob-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190925BirthdayBob-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190926Glenn.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13360\" src=\"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190926Glenn.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190926Glenn.jpg 375w, https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190926Glenn-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190926Glenn-113x150.jpg 113w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Bob celebrated his actual birthday while on the road, in a restaurant with Glenn, who later stopped to get some new boots and was roped in to trying on a hat.<\/p>\n<h3 align=\"center\">SESAME SEED<\/h3>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190926SesameBlossoms.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13361\" src=\"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190926SesameBlossoms.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190926SesameBlossoms.jpg 375w, https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190926SesameBlossoms-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190926SesameBlossoms-113x150.jpg 113w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190926SesameSeedHarvest.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13362\" src=\"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190926SesameSeedHarvest.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190926SesameSeedHarvest.jpg 500w, https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190926SesameSeedHarvest-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190926SesameSeedHarvest-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190926SesameSeedHarvest-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">This is the flower of the next crop, and this is what it looks like when they harvest the dried pods.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 align=\"center\">THE OLD MAN<\/h3>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190929TaylorJohnP.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13339\" src=\"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190929TaylorJohnP.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"701\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190929TaylorJohnP.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190929TaylorJohnP-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190929TaylorJohnP-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190929TaylorJohnP-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190929TaylorJohnP-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20190929TaylorJohnP-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 701px) 100vw, 701px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">When nephew, Taylor, came to visit Camille&#8217;s parents in Pennsylvania, her mother thumbed to the page in her book, <em>Honey Sandwiches<\/em>, with a photo of Taylor and his grandfather from twenty-three years ago.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">____________________________________________________________<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600; font-size: medium;\">THIS MONTH&#8217;S QUOTES:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600; font-size: medium;\">&#8220;Everyone says they love America. 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Do they all, as Cokie did throughout her life, try to help people who were down, who were out, who were not part of the elite?&#8221; &#8211; Sam Donaldson Remembers Cokie Roberts 9\/18\/19<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600; font-size: medium;\">&#8220;Traits that were once seen as virtues, like restraint, compassion, honesty, integrity, humility, good sportsmanship, a sense of humor &#8211; in short, character &#8211; have become weaknesses in today&#8217;s America.&#8221; &#8211; Kelly Daniels, &#8220;First Place&#8221; The Sun, August, 2019<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600; font-size: medium;\">&#8220;The pessimist would say, &#8216;It\u2019s going to be a terrible winter; we\u2019re all going to die.&#8217; The optimist would say, &#8216;Oh, it\u2019ll be all right; I don\u2019t think it\u2019ll be that bad.&#8217; The hopeful person would say, &#8216;Maybe someone will still be alive in February, so I\u2019m going to put some potatoes in the root cellar just in case.&#8217;\u201d &#8211; 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