November 13, 2005

• Fall Has Fallen and So Have the Leaves...       We have had an incredibly mild October and November, and trust me, I am SO not unhappy about it! Besides the fact that we have actually had a real Fall *nice days and cool nights*, the first one in years, it has saved us a small fortune in heating bills.    Yes folks, we are one of the lucky many that have gas heat.    For today I will not go off on my feelings on the lousy, price-gouging, so-n-so's that are raping the American public with fuel costs....it really gets my blood pressure up when I think about it too much...     *deep breath in, deep breath out....find your center...peace peace*      OK...better now...back to Fall...    In my side yard we have a large, round Maple tree that turns a luscious gold before it drops it's leaves. I was doubtful this year if it would have any color to it at all. July and August were incredibly dry here, and while it didn't cause drought conditions it was way too dry.   I was pleasantly surprised by the display the Maple tree put on this year. It turned color really late, but it went gold in the space of one week, and pretty much dropped all it's leaves in 2 days. I sent Brenna out with a rake... ..Yes that leaf pile really is up to her shoulder. It isn't the camera angle.                The dogs also had a blast! Perry tunneled and dug through that big ole leaf pile and was in his glory! I can't wait to see him in the snow. He is such a funny, fun fluffy boy. Can't you see his personality in his face?   Shia had a blast too. She wasn't as enthusiastic about the leaves as Perry was, but when I picked her up and put her in the leaves she had fun. She jumped in voluntarily after that. Guess she is the kid that needs to be thrown in the pool!   The leaf pile that they are sitting in easily measures 4 feet tall.         At least I will have lots of leaves for my vegetable garden! I really wish the weather wasn't going to be turning cold this week. I need the time to finish working outside.       I guess I just need to wait until we have that warm spell in January or February to work more outside. Until then I will have to work on painting and decorating inside. I have extra paintbrushes and 11 rooms to paint. Any takers???                                                                                                         ~Kathie

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