First Frost

Yesterday, November 20 on the Julian, was first autumnal frost day at the CB.  We had frost on the grass where no trees grow.  We had frost on the windows of the great motor vehicles.  Yet many had no frost.  That's because Stinky Valley is colder than the  surrounding parts.

We may have another new butterfly, Nastra julia.  Julia's skipper is, according to this or that checklist, abundant in these parts.  But this species was, and still may be, unknown at the CB. A picture may follow.