Almost winter

It does feel like winter today: it is 45 degrees at 3 pm and there is frost in the forecast for tonight. We have had some rain too the last couple of days, 0.7 inches so far, and that contributes to that cold, wintry, feeling. But it does make it feel that the holidays are near and I much enjoy that. If you were brought up in a cool climate that saw some snow and dark days at the end of December, it is difficult to sing Oh Christmas Tree when you are walking around in short sleeves.

I am not the only one cold this afternoon. Here is Roadie trying to warm up in an errant ray of sun. I think it is time for a fire in the fireplace.

Thankful

It is a good day to be a chicken, and not a turkey.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Here it is November ...

… and I don't think I have done a single blog. It is not that we are not doing anything, but they are the usual end-of-season jobs that are just not glamorous or fun, like cleaning out the tack room, weeding, keeping up with the young hens and Emma's sisters who went home yesterday.

It has been mild still, but last week we went from short sleeves and shorts to long pants. Funny to go shopping in Tucson and see that the snowbirds have arrived: they are in sumer clothes and, compared to the rest of the country, this is warmish, sunny weather.

This morning a system came in with quite a bit of wind, clouds and some moisture that lasted all of 5 seconds, literally.

In spite of the weather I am working to get my head in holiday mood.