Long Shadows

On my drive to the office I can see sunrises now instead of darkness and headlights approaching. I laughed at myself this morning while I drove around like a mouse in a maze, chasing the most spectacular sunrise I’ve ever seen. Minutes and seconds make a notable difference in the changing sky when clouds are involved. After one U-turn and venturing onto some side roads I’ve never visited, this is all I could get. Too late. Dang.

Five minutes was wasted on that lost sunrise. I leaned on the trunk of my car feeling defeated, looked another way, and saw an abandoned house covered in foliage and vines. I stared at that house for a minute, wondering what lives inside now and who had once made it their home.

Baby, it’s getting cold outside.

I found Bella burrowed in our bedspread when I went to bed last night. It was the first night we dipped below freezing but turning the furnace on sounds so ridiculous to me. A little over a week ago, we were thankful for air conditioning. Now I wear a coat! Fifty degrees makes me shiver in the Carolinas compared to fifty degrees up North which was considered a tropical heat wave in November.

Before dinner hour this week, the shadows are long in the back of the house, dimming the feeders and pond. What I hoped for during the blistering summer was this. Now that it’s here, I’m moping because I’ll have very few backyard photos for a few months. Daylight is so good. It keeps me feeling alive.

If I can get outside quickly after work, I can catch a few sunny photos.

A few tall trees are still sunlit at 5pm.

My heart says Purple Finch but my mind isn't sure... I used to wear the same shade of lipstick. Looks quite nice on him, too!

Unmistakable backside!


Yes, the shadows, deep and long, will limit my fun for a while, but the weekends will be divine!

Let’s not forget about the Pigeons!

What is the point of this post?

I already miss the long days of summer.