Fall Mums

Fall Mums

[Taken 23 October 2014]

I saw these on Wednesday evening, as I was walking out with Connor to fetch some garbage that had blown into our yard. I don’t remember seeing them last year — of course, there were so many tall weeds in the borders last year that they might have been hidden.

I just had to take a little photography detour this morning before taking Connor to daycare, since who knows when we’ll get our first killing frost — then all of this will be done until next year.

Kitty Mei

Mei Loves the Sunroom

[Taken 4 October 2014]

I don’t take nearly enough pictures of my kitty cat lately, so here’s one of Mei enjoying the sunroom recently.

She’s a healthy kitty, and she’s still pretty active, but she’s ten years old. It makes me sad to think that our time with her is more than half over.

Twitter Avoidance

I hadn’t realized what a habit it’s become to just pick up my phone and launch up Echofon. I justify it by saying that Twitter is where I get my news. Plus, no one has a personal blog anymore, so Twitter is where I go to find out what people are doing (instead of Facebook).

Truth is, it’s just a habit. A ritual. And like all habits and rituals, it merits some reconsideration sometimes. Why am I really doing this? Should I do it differently, or not at all?  Continue reading