Thanksgiving Day

Late sweet gum leaves

I am thankful for the bright peace of this day

the sense of comfort and being wrapped in God's love

and the sense that my brother is near

for the joy of cooking

for Mother's companionship

so many blessings

Late Color

Besides Red Sunset Maples and Bradford Pears, there are some burning bushes still with leaves and the scarlet oaks now have their lovely deep maroon reds. The sweet gums are wonderful. Tri-color from yellow to purple, and they even have some greens left making a fourth color. Most trees are now bare.

Indian Summer

We are having a lovely little season within the season. We have "sunset maples" now in their coral dress, a sort of coral red, very lovely color, along with the late yellow gold maples. Bits of color remain here and there, the reds of Japanese maples, the reddening of the Bradford pear leaves. The temperatures are mild and finally the rains of October have ceased. November and October have reversed their usual patterns this year with rainfall.

I have a nasty cold/laryngitis.

Pictures taken by stepniece Emily

"Our boys" with me and with Mom

Ahhh.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0Sx5lbVlQA&feature=related

Ahhh.