
Hello from Sunday night
Does this ever happen to you with a shortened week?
There was the holiday Monday this week and I keep feeling like it isn’t Sunday today.
Or maybe the shortened work week has been so intense, that I felt a little like I was going in two different directions at the same time, (boy I really could use another weekend), and consequently, there has been very little art happening round here.
So, half way thru October and some plants are really pushing past their prime now, aren’t they?
While other plants are just coming into it.
I’m still not ready to give up the Indian summer yet, even though I can quite definitely see that it’s over, I’m still hanging on to it with as much hope as I can and with lovely sunny things like olives, which always remind me of warm France, but I’m so happy that the “r” months now are fine for mussels, another absolute favourite of mine. Does anybody still believe in that myth about not eating shellfish in months which don’t have an “r” in them?
At home, I’m over the bright colours of summer and feeling a more subdued, neutral tone. I’m also taking more time to read, and am rummaging thru my library, my friend’s books stashes and my favourite book haunts for new, lovely books to read. It’s so lovely to start to cocoon at home with books and quilts and open fires and early evenings. I’m sort of looking forward to the long winter nights, but I’m sure I’ll be feeling differently by the middle of winter.
Today the weather in my part of town, (right under the mountains), was that sort of grey/black gloomness which bunches up the clouds and dashes them against the mountains, that kind of unpredictability the west coast is best knows for, but on the other side of town, beside the river delta, there was sun and scattered clouds. So a walk at the river it was. A walk by the old fishing village, in the warm wind and weak sun.
And just now, the sky is full of hundreds of snow geese returning, some 20,000 strong, returning to the delta for the sun and the mild, escaping the harsh, just as I’m beginning to welcome the cooler seasons.
Sharing with Judith and the mosaic bunch. 😀
Eileen
Lovely images! Some times my shorter weeks feel longer than a 5day work week.. It is odd, that it feels that way.. Your flowers are beautiful and I love the reflection shot.. We have not had a frost yet, so the Indian Summer will come later. Enjoy your new week ahead!
Veronica
Oh, thank you so much Eileen. Lol, I know what you mean about how a shorter week can feel longer than a regular week. That happens to me too. 😀
daryledelstein
i seem to lose a day a week … for instance on Weds i will think its Thurs .. in fact yesterday, Sunday, i thought it was Saturday and i was sure i had 3 days before my travel to Amsterdam .. WRONG .. your photos as always are fabulous .. tell me what you sort of reads you enjoy and i might recommend some reads for you .. AND i need you to tell me more about exchanging Euros in Europe vs my bank here in NYC .. do you use an ATM at the airport there or is there a money exchange ‘shop’?
Veronica
Lol, I know the feeling. 😀
Deb @ Frugal Little Bungalow
Love seeing all of those geese 🙂
Veronica
Me too! 😀 It was fantastic. Waves and waves of them
Snap
Wonderful images … I bet a walk around the old fishing village is fun. Love the reflections in the water. A short week always seemed to make my “inner” clock run funny — just like daylight savings time! I live on the gulf coast and only eat oysters in the “r” months. Happy Autumn!
Veronica
Oh, I forgot about daylight savings. (groan) The Canadian time never coincides with the British time, and at that time of the year Robert and I are rarely in the same country and it makes for about two weeks of panic and missed appointments and scrambled schedules to keep our daily one hour phone calls! (sigh) But then, very little is as important as our daily talks.
denise
You have a wonderful blog here. I have enjoyed your photos immensely! Thanks for visiting mine.
Veronica
Aw, thank you so much Denise. 😀
Pamela Gordon
Last week was strange with the holiday plus hubby took the preceding Friday off so I was really ‘off kilter’. 🙂 Love your photos and the one of the snow geese is amazing! Thanks for visiting. I have heard of Fort Langley but never visited on our trips to Chilliwack. Some day…. Have a great week! Pam
Veronica
Thank you so much Pam, hope you have a great week too. Yeah, it’s like that with a short week, isn’t it? 😀
Lorrie
Autumn is certainly beautiful this year. So warm and lingering. The snow geese photo is wonderful – that long trailing line of geese flying northwards is so evocative of autumn. We don’t get many of them over here on the island. Enjoy finding more books to read – staying cozy indoors is a lovely tradition at this time of year.
Veronica
Gosh, you should have seen them Lorrie, waves and waves of snow geese, and the honking was fantastic. I’m really tempted to drive out to the bird sanctuary out there and see if they’re sticking around. 😀
Linda Kay
Veronica, thanks for stopping by my blog….enjoyed your colors and your kitty!
Veronica
Oh I’m so glad. 😀
Judith at Lavender Cottage
I definitely replay Sunday when Monday is a holiday Veronica and I’ve not paid attention to eating shellfish if the month has an ‘r’ – should I be? 🙂
Thank you for linking to Mosaic Monday.
Veronica
I don’t know any more Judith. It used to be the rule because of the possibility of red tide, but I read that now that shellfish is mostly farmed, it’s not that common. But then, I like sticking to traditions and old wives tales. 😀
Sallie (FullTime-Life)
I’m retired … So I often have no idea what day of the week it is … Or what date … I hope it is because it doesn’t matter and not because my memory is failing (insert hopeful smiley face here). Your Autumn colors are lovely …. And your phrase about getting ready to cocoon reminds me of my daughter who loves that about winter . (I, on the other hand, look forward to skipping it altogether. )
Sallie (FullTime-Life)
Also, I eat shellfish any day I can… And I wish you could email me about a pound of those olives!
Veronica
Nice! I wish I could too. 😀
Veronica
Thank you so much. Sometimes I feel like I’d just like to be in Arizona or Venice or Australia thru the winter, but then I think I’d miss it. 😀
Green Tomato
Nice to see you again, Veronica,
You have shared beautiful images of your world and your mosaic are great. Lovely reflection ! Wow, the last image of the sky is fantastic!!! What a great shot!?(*^?^*)?and (#^.^#)?
Have a good new week, from Japan.
Veronica
Hi Tomoko. Thank you very much. That sky truly was fantastic. So many birds flying in formation. I just stood there and watched. 😀
dianadomino
Those birds are likely headed south to where I live. We’ve loads of Canada Geese and various ducks and waterfowl that love wintering in Scottsdale. (The high today was 93 F/33.8 C. ^_^ Your photos make me miss having real seasons. <3
Donna@GardensEyeView
I am also past the bright fall colors as my garden is more subdued. I also have that same tall rudbeckia blooming again…I have never heard that about mussels and “r” months.
tingsgrove
Lovely shares on Mosaic Monday. I am the late one to always show up and sometimes it takes a couple of weeks, but happy I made it hear. Lovely shares and post. Happy remainder to your week 😉