Creeping up on the afternoon very rapidly. Gonna take the afternoon a lot slower than the earlier part of the rainy, cloudy day. The trees are beginning to look as if they have lost most of their clothes, bare and scraggly. Spouse piloted the riding lawn mower like he was in the Indy 500, chopping leaves (makes him feel better) ground looks cleaner and the leaves much smaller. Next spring he will take up rake in hand and won't feel so overwhelmed by gargantuan oak leaves already on our lil acre. I felt overwhelmed while reading other blogs, sure don't have the command of the english language like some of the bloggers. Just getting started on this, having fun right now and looking to expand my command of new words and phrases. Sure glad I didn't try to write a book, would have been consequentially boring. Just testing my brain to add some new grooves while learning how to write at the same time. Earlier in the day, clouds looked like whispery cotton slowly wafting around the sky. Now all is grey, dark and dismal, painting a picture of hot chocolate, homemade cookies and a good book to curl up with. Chance of cold, cold weather. The wind is high, leaves still on the trees dancing to the music of sharp, swift gusts of cold wind. I am a little ditzy this day as the vacation time is fast approaching. Haven't been out of the state for almost a year. My feet are picking up the beat very quickly. For all who read this enjoy or delete, LOL. Have a peaceful day