"White" Friday

When I got up Thanksgiving Day the temperature was in the mid 60's. It rained all day and set a new record rainfall of 2.19 inches for Thanksgiving Day. This breaks the old record of 1.91 set in 1895. The temperature fell all day and when I got up this morning it was 25 degrees with about a half inch of snow on the ground. Mr Crow seems rather distraught about not being able to enjoy black Friday, but we needed the rain and the snow is pretty - carpe diem.

Full Beaver Moon

The Beaver Moon (it won't actually be full until tomorrow) was coming up as the sun was going down giving the sky this pinkish cast. As always the rising moon was a beautiful sight. We had a fire out on the deck and enjoyed the scenery. The Old Farmer's Almanac explains the moon's name in video below. Also I didn't realize that despite the sky's pinkish cast, that under some definitions this is a blue moon.

Thanksgiving Jailbreak

I caught these turkeys trying to sneak across the backyard this morning. I guess they were trying to get out of the territory before Thanksgiving. Sounds like a good plan if you are a turkey. Fortunately my wife already has a bird in the freezer for next Thursday.

November Sunrise

It was a beautiful mid November sunrise. You love to capture moments like this.

Indian Summer

November 11 is St Martin's Day which is the beginning of Indian Summer. After a hard freeze on Saturday and Sunday, it is supposed to be sunny and mid seventies today. So I guess the weather is about synched with the calendar this year on Indian summer. I don't know if this is what the wooly worm predicted.
I also cut the last rose of summer (it was very fragrant) before I dug up the rose bushes and moved them to another location yesterday. I suppose we need to enjoy the next few warm days before the cold realy gets here.

Will Rogers Day

Today is Will Rogers Day. He was a the truly great and witty Americans who ranks right up there with Mark Twain for his timeless humor. Here are some Will Rogers quotes that are just as on target today as they were over three quarters of a century ago.