With the string of cold nights, the water in my pond is already “stiff” and the fallen leaves are frozen into the ice. And with a predicted low of 3 degrees tonight, it doesn’t appear the leaves will become free in the next few days and may be trapped until spring.
Pond is Stiff
The white color was on the ground instead of the sky this morning but at least it was only a trace of snow so that field work and corn harvesting can continue.
Corn Waiting for Harvest
I hope this is the white I see flying tomorrow and not snowflakes. The release of the seeds from the milkweed pods is another sign that winter is coming as it will be a while before the milkweed blossoms and green pods return (as well as the monarch butterflies).
Flying White
This cat reminds me of the woolly bear caterpillars which I have seen crossing the road the last few days, but neither of them can predict the up coming winter even if the folklore of the woolly bear says they can. Instead the woolly bear caterpillars tell about the previous year so maybe the thicker fur on the cat is more of a predictor of winter.
Winter Cat
The gray days of November, with the rain and snow, makes it hard to see the sun or a pretty sunset.
Missing Sunsets
Finally the few dry days plus the ground freezing overnight has allowed for some field work and farmers were busy combining soybeans today.
Harvesting Soybeans
November started out with a chilly, gray day and dark enough which I needed to turn on the light inside during the day. And at least power wasn’t out so I could turn on a light bulb but before the electrical era, lanterns like this one provided the light source for the dark winter days.
An Old Beacon Lantern
I don’t think pumpkin’s face is the scary type for Halloween but more like a frozen frigid look from all the below freezing temperatures lately.
Frozen Pumpkin Face
The beginning of this month, the yard was still filled colored blossoms but now with below freezing nights there are only a few hardy faded flowers hanging on.
Strawberries And Cream Hydrangea
This autumn road is heading too quickly towards winter as this view looks different today with most of the leaves off the tree compared to a couple of weeks ago when still in a colorful display.
Autumn Heading Away
