Cold Front

November Bonfire It was still dark as I plodded through the kitchen to check the outside temperature. A cold front was predicted last night, and I could tell it had arrived by the ice cold tile under my bare feet. My reliable thermometer, with digital readouts looked different to me, like it was missing something. …

Foggy Fall Day

It was a bright crisp morning in early November. As I crested the hill overlooking the lake I felt like I was floating on top of the world.  I was peaking out of the clouds surrounding me and clear skies above; all I could see below were tree tops poking out of a dense fog.  …

Almost Done

As I finished up my chores (chores?  Geez, sounds like a farmer) at the lake, I noticed the farmer across the road was picking his last row of corn. The farmer was probably elated, and a little relieved, to get his harvesting done for the year.  While it has been dry and unseasonably warm the …