coming home

What luck he has! When Ed booked a flight out of the Bahamas on Saturday, for this afternoon, there were plenty of seats on the outbound plane. People were sailing in to stay, not to leave. By today the flight was booked solid. The weather service has posted a hurricane watch for the islands. An unusual for this time of year and severe subtropical storm, likely rising to hurricane levels, is heading exactly for those islands. (The last time the US has seen a November hurricane was in 1985.) He got out just in the nick of time.

Here, we are experiencing a cool front, but with very pretty clear skies. The crab apple is absolutely stunning in the early morning and early evening light. 

(morning light on the crab)

Really, it's a beautiful day here in calm south-central Wisconsin!

(just eight)

I do want to tidy things outside, but, too, I want to bake. These days, Snowdrop loads up on whatever baked item I have here after school. But with Ed coming home I decide to jump out of her favorites and try another snacking cake -- I messed with a recipe a little and came out with a raspberry swirl yogurt cake.

No, not for my breakfast! I'm stuck with oatmeal today as a penance for being so free with the croissants over the weekend.

Sticking with my daily walk goals, I take the time to go to the local park. To hobnob with the cranes.

And soon after, I pick up Snowdrop. 

(tree girl)

I tell her to keep the cake crumbs off the couch please! I think she thinks I'm a tad batty on this one. She knows Ed's not a fusser about such stuff. Still, she tries. 

(evening light on the crab)

It is dark before I pack her into the car. I have to say, I'm with those who want to stabilize our clock reading. I can be convinced to stay with Standard time year round, or Daylight Savings time year round. It's the flip from one to the other and then back again that feels so violent. There's no progression here, no tiny adjustment each day, just a sudden slap in the face with darkened evenings. They say it's healthier to load the daylight onto morning hours. Fine with me. Just let's stick with one plan and run with it!

I have soup in the fridge, I make a salad. There's cake, there are fruits. And chocolates, ones we had purchased but that haven't been touched, waiting for when we are both finally home.

with so much love...