The Blessings of November Fell Gently Around Us

A few days after Halloween what originally had been subtle changes in the weather and our landscape become obvious harbingers of the changing season.

While the grass was still green the ornamental grass lost its pale green color and became golden straw in the flower beds.  The chrysanthemum struggled to survive a bit longer.

One afternoon in the blink of an eye the rains came, turned, to sleet, and suddenly covered the ground in a very light snowfall.

The following days the trees in our yard turned first a bright yellow and then to orange and very quickly the ground was flooded with great piles of leaves.

"Fallen leaves lying on the grass in the November sun bring more happiness than the daffodils."    Cyril Connolly in Country Living Magazine

The rocks in the rock garden  almost disappeared under the blanket of leaves.

 

When we sat in our chairs which had previously been our refuge for reading and relaxing, we discovered that the leaves tried to fill our drinks and our hair, but Chloe our cat spent hours chasing the mysterious playthings that were falling from the trees.

"Autumn--a second spring when every leaf's a flower."  Albert Camus

By November 29, we could no long pretend that it was still autumn.  With between 2 and 4 inches of snow covering the ground, we knew winter had arrived no matter what the calendar says. 

As the weather changed the birds flocked in in even greater numbers to enjoy the feeding stations in the yard.

 

November brought 2 new grandpuppies, Izzie and Raider, to live with our grandson, Cole.

 

 

Grandson, Jordie, made the Randall Freshman Basketball team in November.

To read about our Thanksgiving, click on "read more" below.
  Thanksgiving brought our family together in Flower Mound at Kim and Vince's home.

Cooking was a family affair, Kim and Nicki

Son-in-law, Dorsey, made his special dish of brussell sprouts, mushrooms, and shallots.

We all worked to get the food ready to share.

 

Son-in-law, Vince, loves to carve the turkey.

Some of us took pictures and pretended to cook!

and  some of us just slept or watched tv.

Did I mention that Jami, Kim, and I spent Black Friday taking part in the shopping at Southlake Square?  We had a great time.

November was a time of true blessings for our family and we hope for you and yours, also.