At this time of year we are eating lots of apples…
…watching the light change…
…staying warm…
…and relaxing.
What are you doing this time of year?
a snow day
To be honest, in my thirty years on this planet, never has it snowed this much before Halloween. While I am certainly not ready to usher in the cold, winter months (and all of that shoveling!), the snow does make some people happy. Eight-year-old girls, for instance, are big fans…
Note: This post was written yesterday (sometimes I don’t even have time to hit the ‘publish’ button!). Ours schools are open, and most people in our area have power.
Snow!
signs of fall
Fall is officially here, both inside our home, and outside in the world. Summer is my favorite season, so fall always brings with it a little sadness. I miss the sun setting late in the evening, the lazy days by the town pool, the sounds of crickets chirping, and the general relaxed feeling of the warmer months. Although they have their own unique qualities and benefits, I am always the last to welcome autumn days. Still, there is some beauty to be seen as the days get cooler, and we begin to prepare for the long, cold months ahead. What does fall mean to you?
On fields o’er which the reaper’s hand has pass’d
Lit by the harvest moon and autumn sun,
My thoughts like stubble floating in the wind
And of such fineness as October airs,
There after harvest could I glean my life
A richer harvest reaping without toil,
And weaving gorgeous fancies at my will
In subtler webs than finest summer haze.~Henry David Thoreau
morning walk
Baby Z and I have been walking quite a bit the last week or so.
As the weather gets cooler, it becomes a lot more pleasurable to be out in the fresh air, working up a sweat from movement (and not from humidity!).
All of the smaller creatures are busy. I love to watch them go about the hard work of storing up a winter’s worth of food. I once learned that they will bite a nut before tossing it down. The damage to the shell prevents the nut from being able to grow into a tree.
