OCTOBER 28, 2025

Today I woke up in beautiful, bucolic Southside Virginia. It is a lovely day to be in Chatmoss.

Yesterday I drove down U.S. 29, going through Warrenton, Madison, Charlottesville, Lynchburg, and Chatham, before descending into Henry County. The drive began under a sunny, not a cloud in the sky morning, and ended arriving at our home in Chatmoss in a cold rain. The rain began as I entered Chatham, but it did not make the drive less pleasant. It changed the scenery from the morning, but the farms, pastures, and forests were as pretty as earlier, just in a different way.

The forecast for Tuesday through Thursday is rain. Temperatures will be cool. But it does not look like there will weather disrupting this week’s scheduled Chatmoss Team Invitational–The Fall 4 Ball. It is a great event. The Bermuda greens are at their fastest speed of the year. The foliage colors are at their brightest. And the caliber of golf played by the competitors is top notch (this writer, excepted).

I was going to rise and write a news filled column today, but I decided against it. The rain gently fell on the skylights in the house, casting a sea of calm over my mind. Somehow, the thought of polluting that sea of calm with the news of the day seemed just plain wrong. And stupid. So I returned to my peaceful sleep, and ask my dear readers to forgive my indulgence. The news never stops, and tomorrow is another day. I shall be more diligent then.

GFK