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Leaves Are Changing Color

    Our leaves are changing rapidly this year. Partly, I think, from the dry weather and partly from the normal fall change. The yellow leaves of poplars and the red of the sourwoods is dominant at the moment. The sourwoods can be used to make sourwood honey, by the way.
    I really should be out cutting my winter's supply of firewood. I usually cut it in the summer so it can dry out. If you don't it tends to be harder to light and burn. The chain saw vibration is not good for the nerves in your hands and I'm concerned about my ability to play music. That is as good an excuse as any for my tardiness.
    Just returned from a trip to the city. Traffic was a bummer and people were stressed. I stopped at Books-A-Ridiculous and looked at James Lee Burke's latest novel. The price? $25.99, in hardcover. The book is still there because I think that is a bit much. I've noticed the price of e-books creeping up for bestsellers. Some are up around $15 now. Marketing people like the system of gradual increases which they hope will make things more palatable.
    Hey, we just bought a Wii game system. It's pretty cool but most days I prefer to play Plants vs. Zombies on the I-Pad. I've been trying some newer games on the I-Pad. Many have a free version so you can see if you like them. There's a new trend in games on the app store. It's called "in-app purchases". This is a deal where you buy a game but you have to buy other things to get to a certain level or weapons or whatever. I find this a bit questionable and very irritating. Frankly, I won't buy a game like this, no matter how good it looks.
    Continuing on the subject of games, I think that it's pretty nice to get games for a dollar or two on the app store. If they turn out to be bad you're not out much. Also, I like to go on you-tube and watch videos of the games being played. This has saved me some money.
    One final note. I posted a couple of my free stories on Wattpad. This is a site where all the stories are free. It tends to be dominated by teenagers but they let an old dude post there also. There are some talented young people posting there. I would like to welcome those who saw my blog note on the Wattpad site and I hope you enjoy my blog.
    Adios from the green, yellow, red, retreat. CE Wills
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