Shhhhh...Don't Tell

It's November 9th. Yes, November. I had to double check the date today.

I'm sitting in our picture window (studying, of course) basking in the warm sun. I get distracted by a strange sound outsite. A sound we don't normally hear in November. It's our neighbor mowing his yard.

It can't be November?!

Our grass is still green. Our trees hold tight to the remaining leaves of their branches.

All evidence of October is nearly gone.

Pumpkins -- tossed into the compost pile.
Halloween candy -- picked over and just about gone.
Chilly, windy weather -- replaced with this beautiful sunshine.

Our furnace -- OFF.

November?! Doesn't Mother Nature know this is Minnesnowta?

Oh well. I'm not going to remind her. I like this November just the way it is.

FYI: It is 66 degrees and sunny today.
On this day last year, it was only a high of 31.

November?!

November? Already? Really?!

I would say, "Time flies when you're having fun," but let's face it...my life isn't much "fun" right now. I'm busting my ass in school and working myself silly. Lucky for me, my co-workers are fun and my classmates are great! They help me keep it together.

I want a me day. I need a me day.

Only six more weeks of class for this semester! I've made it through 10 weeks of nursing school. And, I'm passing all of my classes...WOHOO!!

Life isn't perfect right now, but I'm surviving...and that's all that matters.

(You may notice this post is anything but entertaining. I realized I hadn't posted in two weeks. I decided to dust off the blog, even if there is no point to it.)

Railroads

I don't know what it is, exactly.

Their imperfection.

The fact that there is no end in my field of view.

The contrast between the wood and the rail.

The way the light sparkles off of the shiny steel.

I find them fascinating.