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October 2011
10/21/2011
10/20/2011
10/19/2011
Wind, leaves, rain: night enters
A long day of taking my brother for out-patient surgery. Waiting, waiting. Regis and Kathy Lee on the constantly blaring TV. No place for silence. Winds to 50 miles per hour along the lake. Traffic clogs. Leaves collect in piles along the curb. Night enters.
10/18/2011
Halloween, rain, apple pie
Ghosts and goblins are appearing everywhere on the street now. The temperature has plummeted. And today the drizzling rain began.
I was reading today in one of the women's magazines about making an applie pie. Reminded me so much of this time of year, around Halloween and Thanksgiving, when a dear neighbor of ours invited us over to sit at her kitchen table. It was all very casual. While we were there, talking, she amazed me by putting together an apple pie while we sat with coffee. She did it with such ease and grace, as if she made apple pie every afternoon of the week. I'll always remember how warm that room felt, full of good conversation and companionship.
10/17/2011
10/16/2011
10/15/2011
More light, more shadows
The light the last few days has been so lovely.
It's a crisp, windy Saturday, and a walk with the dog involves a lot of leaf crunching. The sound of it is wonderful. Brings back memories of childhood when my Dad would put on his old felt fedora and roll up his sleeves, rake the leaves to the parkway and light the pile. Then he'd usually light up a cigarette himself and stand talking to one of the neighbors while the pile turned to ash.
When my son was little, we used to pick a night like tonight will be, just before Halloween, to walk a couple of miles to the local ice cream shop. We got to talk and look at all the decorations, the houses lit from within with lamplight. Good memories.
10/14/2011
10/13/2011
Roof, rain
Drizzling all day, changing the colors from brilliant to soft and muted.
