Thursday, November 6, 2008

The Leaves Are Falling


What if they all fell at once instead of gradually? That would be interesting (some parts of the country would have to close schools and get out the snowplows for leaves), but things would get bare and gray fast. We don't get much snow here, and what we get melts fast, so winter tends to be gray and brown and wet, and surprisingly windier here than in Nashville. I guess that's why we like to light up our houses so much at Christmas. Winter is still fun- dreaming of enough snow to stay home, warm and snug under a down comforter with a good book and some hot chocolate, then going out in the tingly cold to crunch your way through a world whose defects are temporarily hidden under a merciful white blanket. Mmm...
Did you know Lima beans could imitate kudzu? Look at this. My garden is still a jungle.

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