November Things

November Autumn is in full swing. A few trees are still covered with colorful leaves and it looks like a red and yellow blizzard when the wind starts blowing. I opened the kitchen blinds this morning to the scene of two of this year's fawns scrounging on our patio. Some bird seed was spilled on the table yesterday and this was apparently taken as an invitation to join us for breakfast.

Last night Kevin spotted an 8 point buck wandering up the hillside from the woods. We don't often see large bucks this close so we were impressed. I'm sure next summer we'll see more evidence of his presence when the new fawns show up.

It may still be Autumn outside, but inside my inbox is full of Christmas email ads. The hazard of online shopping is a steady influx of e-junk mail from the retailers. There's a certain nostalgic element lost in the translation. Flipping through a bunch of email ads while parked in front of my computer isn't nearly as enjoyable as cozying down in front of the fireplace with a pile of catalogs from an eclectic array of stores.

Christmas catalog browsing on a rainy Autumn day may be a lost art along with learning how to count change and owning a library card.