One day leaves, next day snow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The full moon is a waning crescent now.  If the sky were clear,  you could see it in the morning in the western sky.

The moon continues its journey, and we continue our changing seasons.  Late autumn, November gray sky,  some bare trees, the last blue flower of the chicory blooming. Meteorological winter begins on December 1st. 

And  I'm feeling a sense of  optimism  in the cold air.   Midterms are over, and there was no red wave.  But there was a massive turnout, a  rainbow wave of young voters!  Thank you, thank you young voters, and everyone who voted, too. We may  have saved democracy.  The future is still unwritten. 

The first snow of the season arrived on Tuesday, November 15.  It was wet and heavy snow, not that much,  but still enough to shovel the sidewalk.  Most of it melted in the afternoon.  There are chances of snow every day, now.   Yes, winter is coming.

For now, there are more leaves on the ground than snow. It was beautiful on the bare branches, where you can see the buds of Spring's magnolia flowers.