The glittery magic is beginning… Where have I seen this?
The glittery magic is beginning… The glittery magic is beginning… 
Pie fixes everything
Remember doing this as a kid?
Can you imagine me pouting when the whipped-cream covered beaters went to the two youngest relatives gathered around the table and I wasn’t one of them?
Pout.
There was also some pouting involved with having to sit with the grown-ups afterwards drinking coffee and discussing important issues (arguing over politics), instead of curling up on the floor in front of a movie.
Pout.
The pie made up for it, almost.
Turkey disguise 2
I’ve been chuckling and scratching my head as hits to this silly post from last Thanksgiving have steadily increased in the last month or so… what in the world are people looking for when they search for “how to disguise a turkey?”
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I did a little searching of my own tonight and came up with this site that has complete instructions for how to disguise a meatless product for your Turkey Day dinner.
Could that be it, do you think?
Have a happy, everyone. Keep the turkey and pass me the mashed potatoes instead.
Little joys
A rainy walk with the dog. A perfect cup of coffee. Baby pictures from a friend. Sunlit frost on the grass first thing this morning. Blue-winged butterflies. Crunchy tacos and guacamole. Memories of church bells. An hour with a book then a nap. Luka keeping my feet warm on the couch during said nap.
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Today was a quiet day. A very ordinary day. They’re nice, too.
Sundog
There’s an old folk belief
that demands a sudden gift upon spotting a sundog
and one that says it brings good luck on a long journey;
I have only words to toss into the chilly air of a November sunset
and this thought of you that stays
long after the turkey vulture, like a plane, disappears from sight.
Click on the pic for a bigger view!
Saturday morning snuggles
Okay… let’s all saw “Awwww” together.
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Quirky Boomer loves to use his girlfriend as a pillow.
What quirks does your bunny have?
My sour gum
This little tree has only been here for a little over a year now and it doesn’t seem to have grown at all, but that’s the way with trees. I think we pay them lots of attention when they’re first planted and then forget them. All at once they’re taller than us and thick-trunked and a proper tree.
I was glad to see some of the nice fall color that sour gums are known for… though I waited too long to get a pic of it. If I remember right, last fall the leaves never showed much change in color before they dropped. It was nice to see a hint of red out there, finally.
Luka goes to the vet
Yeah, you can imagine what that’s like!
Please note that sweet, handsome Dr. Heins is sitting on Luka in the corner. Need I say anything else?
This was the calmest moment of tonight’s visit, actually. We were in for Luka’s yearly exam and shots. He was weighed. He’s now on a diet. Blood was drawn. That required the in-the-corner-tackle by the vet. His ears were cleaned of their yeasty goop. There’s medicine for that.
Everyone survived.
We’re new to this vet practice, more or less, since Luka. I love Dr. Heins because he loves Labs and knows them inside and out. He takes his time with us and humors Luka’s goofyness. Plus, he’s extra generous with the cookies which makes Luka really really like him.
Anyone want to guess how much Luka weighs now?
Seeing red
How many days?
I wonder if it’s a part of the closing down of the year that causes this almost resentful acceptance of time and distance.
Winter’s coming cold brings the chance for rest and reflection… we’re forced inside with time to ponder the duration of a sleepless night or the reach of one’s imagination.
Plus, there’s time to learn a new trick or two with PhotoShop, but very little daylight for the taking of photos.
I love Autumn most as it comes; in the subtle changes of a September day and the endless stars that fill an October night. November for me is a time for looking forward… forward to feasts with family and frosty mornings with the hope of snow by day’s end. There’s the sharp air and the deep, dark cold of December ahead to contend with and the summation of another year and all its memories to be remembered.
Today is the day to walk with Autumn and to know it in your eyes and ears and with your entire being. Here it is. Here we are. Here I am. Here are the owls dueting in the black locust out back as I type, announcing the season and their intentions for the future.
The days grow short as the nights grow long…
How many days till Spring?
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