Are the crowds gone yet?

Nippy in the morning and then...boom! hot in the afternoon. I guess we will wait until December (which is just days away) for the normal temps. We certainly have missed Fall temperatures this year. I do not mind because I still get to sit outside and enjoy the nature around me. While sitting on the front porch I had the woodpecker screaming from the palm tree because he would not come to the hummingbird feeder while I say there. Then this cutie....

do you see him in the shadow of the palm tree? He played hide and seek around the tree. With the weather so warm the Prickly Pear cactus is still having occasional blooms...

The massive plant is outside my driveway. All the plants are being fooled by the weather. We have not had any measurable rain in The Valley since October and that was not enough to remember!
Last week our HOA re-did the front of the property in Xeriscaping.

All the what remained grass was removed and the rocks brought in. This was a few days work as it was all done with manual labor.

 There were at least 6 guys and wheelbarrows and shovels and the job was done. Final landscaping will be later. We have the 2 courtyards to also transition and that will start next year.
I did not enter the sale crowds at all this weekend. Instead I remained comfortable in my home/yard tatting.

This is a Tiny Tatted ornament (1 inch) and is a pattern by Linda Gravois. I plan to make more. Before I settle to tat today it will be skim the pond morning before the heat of the day. I also will be making a Black Olive Bread today. Sounds good so let's hope it tastes good.  Time to get outside....so glad you stopped by to chat. Thank you for your kind words and your friendship.
If you are out with the crowds shopping, please be careful. There are crazies out there!