Winter

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Saturday, November 16, 2013

Saturday Morning

I am loving November. I love walking outside and the air is cold, and fresh and crispy. I had to walk back inside and get a coat, which is always nice. I love sticking my hands in my warm pockets and pulling the hood of my coat up over my cold ears and seeing the sun sift down through the trees. It gives a inner light to the trees with a leaves that are now purple, yellow and red.

This tree is right out my office door. It is a Raywood Ash and most years they don't have real good color but this year they do and I just sit in the afternoon with my coffee and stare up at its branches.

I wanted some pictures this morning. Ron is trying to get my chicken pen finished today. I walked down while he was measuring for wire. I had to take a picture of his cat Socks. She is with him where ever he goes. Talking to him in her little high pitched voice. She always gives me the evil eye when I show up. She wants him all to herself. He will be in the house, and decide to go outside to do something, and he will say, " Come on Socks, we are going outside.." She will answer him her her squeaky voice as she runs to go outside with him.  She follows him like a little dog.

I kept trying to get a good shot of her but she seems to know I wanted her to be still so she wouldn't be still. I kept talking to her and calling her name, finally Sasha fed up with the whole attitude thing of cats tried to nip her in the head to be still.

So I had to yell as Sasha to quit biting the cat in the head. I had enough of the fun and games so I went outside to take pictures of the trees.


In the book of Stillmeadow, Gladys Taber writes about November, "...Early in the morning, when I cross the frosty grass to let the spaniels out, I smell the leaves. I never noticed before how sweet they smell on autumn mornings, It's the kind of odor that quickens the heart, a clean, bright-bladed smell."


The leaves are raining down now, the trees I visited with last week and took pictures of are now just bare branches. There are now surrounded by multicolored carpets. I don't walk close to the trees with the perfect circles of a rug. I love the bright colors on the brown earth. 

I hope you have a lovely Saturday. I have 4 sweet boys coming to visit. I will be grandma for awhile. " The world is so full of a number of things, I am sure we should all be as happy as kings." (R.L. Stevenson)

Wishing you a beautiful day,

~Kim~

 

 

21 comments:

TexWisGirl said...

you have lots of beauty around. love socks the wanna-be-dog! :) too cute! i hope ron can finish the chicken pen so you can get your brood moved to the new digs!

Nellie said...

What fun to have your grandsons coming!

Socks reminds me of our cat. He would follow my husband all around the back down to the garden.

The leaves are falling from our trees, too. The predicted coming storm will probably take care of those that remain.

Enjoy your Saturday!

xo Nellie

Jacque. said...

What a beautifully written post. Full of happiness...and color! xo

Pom Pom said...

I love that verse by Robert Louis Stevenson, too!
I hope you have fun with the boys, Granny!
Your fall is looking VERY pretty!

Kim said...

You will have your hands full today. Enjoy your sweet boys and the cool November day

Homeschool on the Croft said...

The beautiful colours! We have no trees, so I don't get to see that beauty... thank you for letting me see it through your eyes :)

Kessie said...

It's chilly and windy here today. I had to get a blanket to warm up. It's a puffy cloud day and nobody wants to stay inside. The kids are outside running like wild things. :-)

Coloring Outside the Lines said...

You sound happy, and content! Have a wonderful day and a serene Sunday!

Empty Nester said...

I had to read this post out loud to Molly. We got quite a chuckle out of the cat part. And we both discussed how wonderful your descriptive writing is.

Dog Trot Farm said...

What a wonderful way to spend a Saturday, in the company of four wonderful little boys!!! Now Socks is my kind of cat...she is very pretty and I would guess by her attitude knows it too...Gladys Tabor had such a wonderful way with h words, I can read her books over and over again...I wonder if her home Stillmeadow, remained in her family...Think of how wonderful it would be to tour...Greetings my friend...

Julia said...

Nothing better than little kids running outdoors until their cheeks turns red. I love November and we are having such nice weather to work outside.
I hope that you had a great day with the grandkids.
Hugs,
JB

Christine said...

Beautiful post Kim! Glad Nov. is a good month for you!
Have fun with your grand boys!

thewovenspoke said...

Wonderful post, I too like this time of the year. I am a bit under the weather today so I am glad you enjoyed it. Have a great week.

Three Sheep Studio said...

What a sweet cat, so loving and loyal to your husband !
Four little boys sounds like a handful of fun. ;)
Rose

Mary Ann said...

A gorgeous post, Kim, and the cat story is wonderful.

Alica said...

Socks is sweet! I love it when they follow me around like that!

Thistle Cove Farm said...

Few leaves left to fall here but November is beautiful this year. Socks is a cutie pie; reminds me of a few around here...they follow the dogs and I just in case we find food -grin-.

Kathy ... aka Nana said...

A Saturday with 4 of your grands sounds like a whole lot of fun to me!

Debbie said...

your leaves/fall colors are lovely kim!! october is my favorite month but november is pretty awesome as well!!

it's 65 degrees here today at the jersey shore!!

Anonymous said...

LOVELY post, Socks is sweet... I got a kitten a year ago, and she likes me well enough, but she LOVES my husband...

Susan Kane said...

Nothing better or sweeter than a fall walk, crunching the leaves beneath your feet.