Even though the snow has only been on the ground a few days, I am tired of winter already and would like to rewind to see a few more autumn days.
Wanting Autumn Again
Picture of the Day for November 12, 2014
You could leave footprints outside today but your feet might get cold walking through snow. I much rather walk on a warm sunny beach than shoveling snow.
Footprints in the Sand
Picture of the Day for November 11, 2014
Today in the United States, Veterans Day is celebrated to honor all those who have served in the Armed Forces. The origins of the holiday dates back to Armistice Day, when President Woodrow Wilson in 1919 proclaimed November 11 as a remembrance of the armistice calling for a ceasefire for World War I the year before.
Since the ‘war to end all wars’ didn’t end all war, President Eisenhower signed a bill into law in 1954 to change the name from Armistice Day to Veterans Day to honor all the veterans, not just from WWI. And while Memorial Day celebrates men and women who died while serving, Veterans Day celebrates the service of all military veterans.
But for me on this Veterans Day, a special remembrance to all the veterans who did not died in service but who are no longer with us and whose family have heard the playing of taps for their loved one this past year.
Veterans Day
Picture of the Day for November 10, 2014
Watching the snow come down this morning makes it look more like Christmas than approaching Thanksgiving. I suppose some are happy to see the snow but I’m not ready for snow yet this year.
Winter Is Coming
Picture of the Day for November 9, 2014
This Sunday’s picture is another non-white rural church but does have a slight connection with last week’s picture. Last week’s church was rebuilt after a tornado and was where my mom attended as a child and this week’s church was rebuilt after a fire on a winter morning in 1945. (Since I wasn’t born yet, I don’t know if the original church was white or not.) The present structure was finished in 1952 and is where I have attended most of my life. It is also the church from which we held the funeral services for my father last month and today some of dad’s relatives are coming to visit since the snow storm won’t arrive until tomorrow.
St. Bridget’s Church
Picture of the Day for November 8, 2014
The fallen leaves might have more than rain drops on them if the weather predictions are right as they might be covered in a foot of snow.
Changing Seasons
Picture of the Day for November 7, 2014
Since Halloween is was last Friday, this Friday I can post a non-black cat picture. While ‘Stripe’ might be named for the character from the Gremlin movie, her personality is sweet like Gizmo and not a meanie like some of the other kittens in this batch.
Sweet Stripe
Picture of the Day for November 6, 2014
The view at the upper falls on the Amnicon River has changed from two months ago. In September when this picture was taken, the trees were all green yet while last month the turning leaves would have added a array of colors on the scene. This month the trees would be bare except the evergreens and soon the ground will be white and ice forming on the water. Maybe next year I can head up north to see the falls in the autumn glorious colors.
Amnicon Upper Falls
Picture of the Day for November 5, 2014
It is another November gloomy day with rain and snow flakes flying in the air and so soon this barn will have fields of white instead of fields of green grass.
Changing Weather
Picture of the Day for November 4, 2014
In seems like a blink of an eye, the colorful maple leaves disappear and end up on the ground leaving bare limbs until spring returns after a long winter.
Vanished Red
