I really wish the government would quit sending me reminders. I KNOW my 2026 premium will be 4.66 times higher than this year’s. There’ll also be an increased max OOP, and no benefits increase.

I planned to attend the Cathedral of Mother Nature today, but a cold and wet hike wasn’t inviting. My mom and I went for a drive instead. I’ll do the hiking and photography in a couple days instead. The fall foliage will be better anyway.

An evening of music

I need your best tomato recipes. The food bank gave me too many for two people. The timing is bad because several of my own tomatoes are ripening.

"Where flowers bloom, so does hope." Lady Bird Johnson

A field of Tennessee coneflowers

Nashville

You can’t have a Nashville protest without some music. As the crowd moved north through Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park some people stopped by the carillons to sing and chant with some local musicians. #NoKings