The first real snow of the year.

We had the first true snow of the year. It was about 3 and a half inches, and I fell asleep to the sound of snow plows. Thus starts the song of winter here.

I love taking pictures. I go through phases where I can't put my camera down. I love sharing what I feel is the everyday wonder and beauty of the things that surround me every day. Stunning mountain views and action shots are great, but the things that make each one of us who we are- the support structure of the things around where we live- THAT'S the stuff real life is made of, and we all see something different.

Fall is fallin'.

I rolled out of bed about 6:30am this morning, and feed the hungry passel of cats, made coffee and watched the sky lighten. It's a cold morning, but no frost is on the car windows. We have had our first snow already. It was a week ago, and it was more hail-ish then snow, but it made white patches on the ground. I will be getting my car winterized Monday, and then I can just settle in and enjoy the ride. The last 2 days have been rain, rain, rain. It's like being back home. My cat, Smudge, is stubbornly denying the change in weather. She insist on being out. I have created 3 insulated shelters. around the house for her to snuggle up in, and am trying to let her enjoy the outside as long as the weather permits. I am a nervous cat mom. Lesseee...what else? Oh! They started playing Christmas music in the store on November 1st. Pleh! It is officially full-blown Christmas in retail land. I will also be selling a few of my crafts this November and December in an indoor site at a friends home. They are open every weekend from Thanksgiving thru Christmas, and I will help out where I can. I don't have to, but figure that since they are providing the space, why not? They apparently get quite the turn out every year, so I might have found my first outlet for disposing of the things I like to make. We will see how it goes. Work hours are finally going up. It feels weird knowing I won't be home for Christmas this year. last year, with all the 'new' it was okay. now I am settled in a bit more, and it already feels a little off. Not bad, just off. I have a feeling I shall spend my tax return on a ticket home next year. Maybe have Christmas in March. LOL! I added a couple of shelves in my bedroom next to my bed to accommodate my every expanding stack-o-library books. I am also starting to get back into books on cd, so I can work on stuff without 'missing' anything like I do when watching DVDs. Well, off to start on the day. But first, a pretty pic of the fall here for you. Almost all the leaves are gone. The wind around here doesn't allow them to show off for long, but it's is very pretty while it lasts.