November 5, 2026

This time of year can be tough: the time change plunging us into darkness, the days leading into the elections (💙🥳💙), bracing for the upcoming onslaught of holidays, etc.  Despite all of that, I appreciate November. I actually love watching the Earth around me putting herself to bed. The drama of October’s foliage show is over, the leaves now all yellow and brown. My yard has some really tall trees out back and at any given moment, spent leaves are drifting to the ground, falling like feathers. I find it hypnotizing! I welcome this part of the seasonal cycle. For me, winter allows a mini-hibernation forcing me more rest and to hunker down. I think of it as a preparation for our catapult into spring. The seasons seem to moving faster and faster with each year around the sun, but I respect the perspective that age has given me. I know as we settle in to “winter’s bed”, spring will come and allow us to witness the Earth’s resiliency and rebirth. Again and again. 🍃🌎🌱