By Freshly-fallen leaves. This photo was taken on Thanksgiving Day and these leaves have probably faded to brown now. Winter is upon us, and a winter storm is on its way. We may get only rain here, but snow is expected in other parts of Kansas this weekend.
On its way
The clouds tried to crowd out the red sky warning, but the news is all over the airwaves: winter storm approaching. We’ll get a cold rain today and maybe a bit of snow tonight. Western and Central Kansas will get hit harder. Usually by mid-October, the neighbor’s sycamore leaves have taken over our yard, but …
Scraping
Dave and I worked on the porch today, scrapin’ and paintin’. More to do tomorrow. But we had perfect working weather.
October 14
Each evening, I reach for the lamp switch a little earlier; daylight gets crowded into a smaller and smaller box. The autumnal equinox was three weeks ago and while October had been warm – with highs in the 70s and 80s, it felt a bit cooler today. I wore a sweatshirt this morning. Weathermen warn …