This leaf has the same look I had yesterday when I was clearing the driveway and the snow blew right back into my face and I was covered in cold, white snow. I bet the leaf is wondering what happened to fall just like I am.
Snow Face Leaf
Picture of the Day for November 19, 2014
Watching more snow falling outside has me wishing for warmer days and watching something else fall, like water falling over a cliff. Even during a dry fall, the Upper Falls on the Baptism River is quite impressive and you can see the rock bed behind the water which is impossible in the springtime when a thick wall of water rushes over the edge covering the full river bed channel. Sure would be nice to sit on a rock on a sunny day listening to the falling water dropping sixty feet, enjoying the scenery and watching the white foam forming at the base of the waterfall rather than seeing white snow blowing by.
Falling Water
Picture of the Day for November 18, 2014
The temptation to pounce on another kitten is strong but there is a strong pull to stay on the drier and warmer piece of wood than to get cold feet on the snow covered ground.
Ready to Pounce
Picture of the Day for November 17, 2014
You might want to close the window if you were driving this old vehicle today, otherwise you could get a wee bit chilly with below zero wind chills and blowing snow. The back end seems like it might be a little low to the ground to get over the snow drifts but I imagine, what appears to be a 1951 Ford Panel van, was quite the vehicle its glory days.
Old Ford Van
Picture of the Day for November 16, 2014
There won’t be too many more sunsets over open water for a while as small ponds and lakes have frozen over already and with a cold week on tap with below zero wind chills, more lakes will ice up.
Sunset Over Open Water
Picture of the Day for November 15, 2014
The sun might have shone bright yesterday, but the cows don’t have a nice grassy pasture to lay on as the fields are ice and snow covered with more snow coming today.
Dreaming of Greener Pastures
Picture of the Day for November 14, 2014
I don’t think any school kids will be using this outhouse behind an old school during recess as I think it has seen too many kids and has weathered one too many years.
Outhouse Out of Commission
Picture of the Day for November 13, 2014
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
