Big Bum Steer...

..from the weather folks last night--they called for the first freeze north of Hwy 30. As a result the last rose of summer, (?) along with some fine marigolds and zinnias not destroyed by recent rains, is blooming on my kitchen counter:

I'm afraid that life will increasingly difficult for weather forecasters thanks to global warming. I mean, who remembers a first freeze without a first frost first?