This monsoon has not let up for days!  Every view is as through a shower curtain of rain.  Even I, waterproof as I am, feel confined to the porches, themselves soaked.  I’m guessing this is not normal average late September weather for E. TN, but all bets seem to be off these days.  Not-our-kitty has the right idea–this is her permanent position on the bed.  I’m considering nicknames at this point.