The Old Farmer’s Almanac.
Verse Fall, leaves, fall; die, flowers, away; Lengthen night and shorten day; Every leaf speaks bliss to me,
Fluttering from the autumn tree.
–Emily Brontë (1818�?8) Autumn Chores  Our vintage Old Farmer’s Almanacs advise us to finish planting tulips and other hardy bulbs, to have all potatoes dug, and to make sure that apples are picked before the end of the month. Trees should be pruned before a winter wind takes any dead branches. And, dipping autumn leaves in a thin film of melted beeswax will preserve both leaf and color.
Calendar  October 9 �?Leif Eriksson Day
When the Vikings, a group of seafarers from what is now Norway, Denmark, and Sweden, ventured far out into the Atlantic Ocean under the leadership of the Norwegian Erik the Red, they found a new land and named it Greenland. When Erik’s son, Leif, sailed west from Greenland shortly thereafter, he landed somewhere in the vicinity of what is now Newfoundland. Although Eriksson is not officially credited with discovering America, Congress has declared October 9 Leif Eriksson Day. October 16 �?Noah Webster’s Birthday Noah Webster, America’s first lexicographer, was born on October 16, 1758. We remember Webster as the author of the first American dictionary, but he was also the first authority to advocate American English. His American Spelling Book, published in 1783 (and later known as Webster’s Elementary Spelling Book), was the first to Americanize the spelling of English words such as colour and labour by dropping the u. October 18 �?St. Luke’s Little Summer St. Luke’s Little Summer is a period of summerlike days that occurs around October 18, named to honor the saint’s feast day. In olden days, St. Luke’s Day did not receive as much attention in the secular world as St. John’s Day (June 24) and Michaelmas (September 29), so to keep from being forgotten, St. Luke presented us with some golden days to cherish before the coming of winter �?or so the story goes. Some folks call this Indian summer, but that officially occurs between November 11 and November 20. Alaska Day marks the anniversary of the formal transfer of the Alaska Territory from Russia and the raising of the U.S. flag at Sitka in 1867. For pictures of modern-day Sitka, located in southeastern Alaska on Baranof Island, Gardening Make a Wreath for the Birds To make a special treat for the birds in your backyard, gather some vines, dried sunflower heads, herbs, tall grasses, and flowers with seed heads. 
EPTEMBER IS the beginning of fall, and harvesttime is near. To make something very special for the birds in your neighborhood, gather some vines, dried sunflower heads, herbs, tall grasses, and flowers with seed heads. Start with a straw or vine wreath base, or make your own using grapevines, Virginia creeper, bittersweet (with or without the red berries), or branches from weeping willow. Attach medium-size sunflower heads all around the wreath, securing the flowers to the base with floral wire, if needed. Stick assorted flowers (coneflowers, zinnias, black-eyed Susans, or any others with a good supply of seeds) in between the sunflowers. Baby corn is another great addition. Finally, stick herbs and grasses all around, and you are ready to hang the wreath where the birds will find it and you'll enjoy watching them eat.
 Snowy Forecast Weather lore warns that every fog in October will bring a snow come winter. Our winter forecast predicts that most of the country will have below-normal temperatures and that heavy snowfalls will extend from the Ozarks northeastward into southern New England. http://www.almanac.com
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