Friday, November 1, 2019

Leaves are falling

One of the benefits of living in the country on Halloween, is you don't get any trick or treaters stopping by.  They would rather go where the houses are closer together for maximum candy per hour.  Our one grandson of this age did not go out in the freezing cold except for just a couple of houses nearby, so no grandparent duties for us.


As you can see, the leaves fell in droves this morning after the 23 degree night we had.  It was a shock for the first freeze of the fall.

It was sunny and warmer today.  43 degrees for a high with very little wind.  Should be in the low 40s for the next week.  Not going to hit 58, the normal high for quite a few days.  Stuck my head out the door for a few pictures of the falling leaves and then the remainder of the day was inside watching TV once again.


Dolly has been wanting a larger TV in our bedroom.  Currently, there is a 32 inch TV I received as a retirement gift in 2007.  Time for it to retire now.  We have a 55 inch Visio TV in our Den that is our main TV.  It is getting a little older but still a wonderful TV.  I ordered a new55 inch Visio to replace the one in the Den and will place the older one in our bedroom.  Should fill the bill for a larger TV.  The new one is scheduled for delivery tomorrow, Saturday morning.  Looking forward to the change.

I'm now officially in the month of departure.  The countdown is underway now.

See you later.

11 comments:

  1. In the house we just sold we had a tree in the back yard that as soon as the first wind and cold hit delivered every one of its leaves to the ground. Sometimes it seemed like overnight...lol
    Sorry to read Dolly is not going to be joining you. Hope to cross paths with you and Yuma.


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    1. Dolly and I were planning to travel to see the fall leaves in northern Illinois but we may have to travel south. Fall fell fast or we just dawdled too long. Sure I'll run into you two this winter.

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  2. Sure know what you mean by slipping out for a few pictures then quickly ducking back inside to watch TV. Been doing that myself these last few days. The good thing for you is that you have something to look forward to and will soon leave all that miserable winter stuff behind.

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    1. I'm not good with cold weather whereas Dolly likes the cold. Often we have little disagreements with the temperature in the house. Me leaving for the winter solves that problem (:

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  3. Hope you and Yuma have a great time in the Southwest this year Doug. We won't be getting there this winter after all, hopefully next year though. This year we'll be keeping company with Al in the snow. Gord.

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    1. That's too bad. Missing a winter just makes the next trip that much better.

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  4. Your weather looks eerily similar to ours, way too early!

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    1. I am having the same thoughts. I had planned to leave after Christmas but having missed last year and the weather changing so quickly, I decided to leave after Thanksgiving.

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  5. It is beautiful where you live..love the views. Bigger TV how nice! I can't believe it's November already!

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  6. I sometimes forget that every part of the country has its beauty. Even corn country. We're moving things around this morning in preparation for our new tvs arrival.

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  7. A nice part of the country you live is always nice to out of the cold makes both of us feel much better..

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