This past Thursday morning I had a really heavy frost on the windshield of my old green dodge truck. Oddly enough, neither of the vehicles parked next to the house had a frost on their windshield. The frost was spotty on the yard grass, some with and some without. Attention ranchers! These are the types of frost that prompt caution from cattlemen. These small unpredictable frosts could kill Johnsongrass or related plants, thus creating a chance for prussic acid poisoning. Prussic acid is produced when sorghum family plants are growing rapidly (less than 12 inches tall) or dying rapidly (frost in dry weather). Caution is advised this time of year.
This was the first frost at my place in 2013, even though some people had a light frost two weeks ago. The frost at my house was so light that very few, if any, frost sensitive plants were damaged. Last year our first killing frost was around October 20th. However, our average first frost date is November 15th. Times are tough for global warming theorist in Bosque County.
I have had several reports of big deer being harvested around the county. With breeding season being active our hunters should have continued success. If you enjoy a camera more than a gun then rattling up a big buck for a snap shot will also prove very exciting and productive for a little while longer. Just be sure to take a jacket on your excursions, Al.