It's winter. That's all. Don't get all worked up by the title, nothing extraordinary like an alien spaceship with disco lights and a swim up bar is coming. Just winter.
Winter means coats, boots and enough moisturizer to stop my eyes from exploding out of their sockets if I happen to touch something metal in the house between November and March.
No longer will I be able to walk out the door in the sneakers and tee shirt I'm wearing. Just putting the garbage out involves putting on boots, mittens, a coat, and little song and dance show if I think the neighbours are watching.
I pride myself on keeping everyone around here on their toes wondering what the hell I'm doing now. The one time I really WANTED someone looking there was no one around.
That was the time that I thought I'd be really smart and get rid of the bag on the back of my leaf sucker because it was big and bulky and needed to be emptied every few minutes. Instead I just positioned the leaf sucker right over a paper yard bag.
Smart. That's how I became a successful how-to blogger. By being inventive.
This is how it was to go down in my imagination.
This is what happened in reality.
If you're just lounging around the full story is an entertaining read.
Although I'd recommend you get outside if you're in the Northern Hemisphere because before you know it ...
The 48 Piece Puzzle
Today's puzzle photo was taken earlier this week at sunset at The Royal Botanical Gardens in Hamilton, Ontario. I was there for an outdoor, evening concert because I'm refined and shit.
(4 minutes and 28 seconds for me to do it)
(remember you can change the number of pieces in the puzzle if you want)
Have a good weekend!
I shivered a bit looking at your snappy plaid jacket an barren garden. Another minor heat wave heading our way next week here in Kansas. Enjoy your site.
Thank Millie! That weather isn't here quite yet, that's a photo from a few years ago in winter. But ... it's coming. ;) ~ karen!
Philip has one great walk. He is a sexy boy.
I just CAN NOT, with Philip's saucy wiggle walk! He truly is a wonder to behold.
3:22 left handed. I broke my right humerus bone and am learning now to do lots of things with my left hand.
It's hard not to get depressed. All that's left of my raised beds is blight. I think I saw the last hummingbirds yesterday. I caught Covid from a woman at the service desk at Lowe's, who coughed the whole time I checked out. It was the first time in nearly 4 years that I wasn't wearing an N95 mask. I did not complain once about the heat and humidity all summer. I had to turn the heat in last night. I wish I could hibernate until May.
“I pride myself on keeping everyone around here on their toes wondering what the hell I'm doing now.” Oh, how I wish you were my neighbor! Your posts are such a hoot!
Hahahaha -"refined and shit" !
Thanks goodness for eye protection, right?
Thankfully for me, here in the SW US desert, we have a beautifully prolonged Fall. It’s my very favorite time of the year. It’s just now beginning to be FABULOUS as in it’s cooling off at night, in the 65° to 70°F range and the daytime high is typically in the 80° to 90°F range. In my world, perfection. Jeans & Tee weather.
Here in what’s typically referred to as “high desert” we have 4 distinct seasons. Not as obvious as the Canadian experience but we see leaves turn autumn colors, then when winter drops, we get snow and ice and if you’re thinking about going out without a sweater AND a jacket you’ll be labeled as stupid. Spring bursts out in amazing floral displays as the sun skims higher across the sky. Wear a sweater until Hell on Earth summer which seems to last forever but…just…like this week, AUTUMN! Sure it gets hot but not the death wielding viciously heat stroke kind of post apocalyptic heat that curls your toes and flattens your hair.
I know when it changes since I spend a lot of time in a south facing garage working on projects UNTIL it’s so hot that it becomes downright dangerous to be working on anything except grabbing a cold drink from the sacred garage refrigerator which is reserved for ice cold soda, water and beer.
I love the color, smells and flavors of fall. It’s filled with outrageous orange sunsets and crystal blue skies. Bring on Autumn! Goodbye summer, you were inhospitable but filled with your own crazy unmanageable self. You’ll be back but as long as fall has fallen I’m going to try and forget about how you melted the asphalt and the chrome running board on my SUV actually burned my leg. I think the neighbors might still be trying to figure out what some of my swear words were all about.
We’re south of Tucson so still in the 90s here.
Our monsoon was a bust and humidity is dropping so I get shocked a lot around the house. Are you in the mountains?
Not that it's world changing, but 3:44 for me. Sometimes they just fall into place. And as we share a similar northern latitude I can appreciate the preparations necessary to again greet that SOB Old Man Winter. Best get that snowblower ready and brought over by USA Thanksgiving time. Shovels iz fer chumps -lol
And I was so proud of my 4 minute score :(
Not that it's a competition or anything :)