fall weather...

i went out on the porch tonight and sat there and talked to aunt grace. the leaves this fall have been somewhat spectacular, something that no one expected. we had been told that the drought would rob the trees of any good color. experts wrong. the leaves have not only been every shade, but they have hung upon the trees way longer than expected.

it is hard to face the end of november with 70 degree weather, but i am starting to get used to it. i keep remembering coming home from tech for the first time, which was at thanksgiving '74. i remember smelling wood smoke and wearing sweaters and cords and it was cold. two of the four thanksgivings when i was in college we drove back in a helicious snow storm. they closed the school. the NEVER close the school for snow. now, we have no snow. global warming? i guess we'll never know, but i miss the fall weather, and i miss the cold winter. i need to go dormant, to hibernate. last winter it never happened. we never had more than 3 days of really cold weather in a row, and a couple of 70 degree days in january. no snow days. no nothing.

here's to the leaves and the geese leaving late at night and honking and the deer who come up for the deer corn. so far, no birds, even though i have put out breadcrumbs on the railing of the deck to lure them here. i need to put seed in the feeders and drag the corn out for the deer. i am doing all the prep for winter. let's hope it makes a difference!