Monthly Archives: November 2018

The First Day of Spring Already

Posted on November 29, 2018 by amanandhishoe

It’s Thursday, a quiet morning baking bread, making tofu, packing eggs, and heading out to deliver them. Late November and it feels like a spring day. The warm, mild sun makes me believe that we just had the briefest winter … Continue reading →

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Don’t Do in Seconds What You Can Spend Months Doing

Posted on November 27, 2018 by amanandhishoe

The mushrooms are happy about the soaking fall rains. Humans would never think to turn the process of decomposing wood into something so wondrous. Our approach would be dousing wood in caustic chemicals to get rid of it in nanoseconds, … Continue reading →

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Tree Trunks and Hot Coals

Posted on November 23, 2018 by amanandhishoe

The woods have turned to their winter colors. This time of year you can see all the trunks of the trees. If you are into counting trees, now is your time. It’s the season when there is a fire burning … Continue reading →

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Still on Fire

Posted on November 17, 2018 by amanandhishoe

When the sun sets this time of year on a cloudless eve, it turns everything gold. The tallest cottonwoods, their branches nearly stripped of all leaves, burn brightly. It takes the breath away. The swans are back in great numbers. … Continue reading →

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No More Lasts

Posted on November 13, 2018 by amanandhishoe

On these frosty mornings, the cherry blossoms are coated with tiny beads of ice. Not a showy cherry tree, no spectacular spring show of flowers, this cherry which blooms off and on throughout the year, and especially in the fall … Continue reading →

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What Goes Up Comes Down

Posted on November 11, 2018 by amanandhishoe

The woods to the west look magical this morning with the sun melting away the fog. If I sit real still and quiet, I wouldn’t be surprised to see the Mad Hatter and Cheshire Cat come walking my way. The … Continue reading →

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First Freeze

Posted on November 8, 2018 by amanandhishoe

The temperature was down to freezing this morning, the first freeze of this winter. Once it has gotten down to freezing, you can’t say it’s still fall, can you? There are more leaves off the trees than left on. We … Continue reading →

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Pies Not Baked

Posted on November 6, 2018 by amanandhishoe

The Chuckanuts were in a good mood today, soaking in a rare November sun. How many are lucky enough to see this on their bicycle trip to the post office? Along the way I passed an apple tree which had … Continue reading →

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Asparagus Gold, Birds of Peace

Posted on November 3, 2018 by amanandhishoe

Between passing Pacific storms, the clouds gave way to blue, November skies yesterday. The sunlight this time of year is soft and welcome. Those assigned to make up names of colors for paint swatches must love these late fall days. … Continue reading →

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