Day Three Hundred Fifteen 2012

It’s that time of year. Can’t put it off any longer. Well, we could, but it just makes the job bigger and more time consuming.

Neil and I spent the whole afternoon doing this. Nice day for it, too. So much easier to rake when the leaves are dry and crisp.

And although most of our trees are bare….

….the neighborhood is filled with these huge yellow Maples—like the one next door—which are the last to turn and drop their leaves. I hope they stay put for a while longer. So pretty!

Almost gone.

FYI: we experienced an earthquake late this morning. What a strange feeling when the house is shaking under my feet and over my head. It lasted at my house for maybe ten seconds with a small aftershock. Apparently the 4.3 quake originated in southeastern Kentucky and was felt in at least 8 states. Or so I’ve heard. No damage here. What a wild ride! But nothing I’d care to repeat.
Happy Saturday to you and yours!

Day Three Hundred Fourteen 2012

Neil took this picture from his window on an airplane traveling from Nashville to Baltimore early Wednesday morning where he would catch a connecting flight to Pittsburg.  He said as the plane was descending, he noticed that the sun was shining behind the cloud there, creating a rainbow circle, and inside the circle and on the cloud was the shadow of the airplane in which he was flying.  (You can see the shadow more sharply if you back away from the screen a bit. You may have to click on the picture to enlarge it first.) Thought I’d share this part of his short trip, which was blessedly uneventful.
Happy TGIF!

Day Three Hundred Thirteen 2012

Pretty dull around here this evening. Miss you, sweet boy!

Day Three Hundred Twelve 2012

Drowning my post election day sorrows in post Halloween chocolate. I think I’m going to need more chocolate.

Day Three Hundred Eleven 2012

"November's sky is chill and drear,
November's leaf is red and sear."
- Sir Walter Scott