The Fire bush released it's leaves over night.
Time to play in the leaves.
A skipper came by early. I wonder when Red Admiral will come over or maybe the Eastern Comma will stop by. I am looking for the Buckeyes!
A gorgeous Indian Summer day.
In-between and underneath some mums have survived the night time frosts.
I leave the mums all Winter. I will hand pick the leaves out of the mum bushes.
In the Spring I cut them back.
Once I begin cleaning the leaves out of the ivy I must finish.
I went to the polls. My husband went early this morning.
My old campaign buttons and parade flags are gathered together. We will watch some election results this evening.
Quickly I dressed and grabbed my coffee.
I wanted to be outside in the fog, feeling a cloud wrapped around me.
We seldom have foggy mornings.
My grandmother's lapel pin is too old to wear. It looks nice on the necklace stand on my dresser.
As I shop for November I think of all the different aspects of the month. I think beyond Thanksgiving.
I read about the squirrel this morning in "Animal Speak" by Ted Andrews.
The squirrel reminds us to prepare.
The front porch has a large Horn of Plenty ready for the treasures we find when we walk.
Inside, some hold potpourri
others have garden produce. 
Some Harvest Cones are empty, waiting for Thanksgiving Day cinnamon rolls.
Clouds came in at sunset. When we walked I was concerned we would not see the full moon. As the moon rose the clouds began to break apart.
November leaves are treaures for us. An important raw material for our black gold, our dirt. Mixed with organic material the leaves cook.
Our compost is our mulch! After the ground freezes we will mulch.
I cleaned the Moon Garden and planted bulbs.
All the beds will be tidied up. We have begun Autumn clean up!
Such a lovely butterfly.
I need a moth field guide. This one is remarkable.
An orange sulpher found a dandelion.
I count tonight and tomorrow night as Full Moon times.
The clouds helped to give the frost. Tomorrow night I will take my more traditional moon shots. Tonight I will bundle up a bit and sit with the moon.
I am not sure when it happened. Maybe during Hummingbird days when I would sit on the deck and wait for the Hummingbirds or watch the sunflowers open.
Perhaps when I was surrounded by Monarchs and Swallowtails is when I forgot my moisturizer and my cuticle cream.
A Question Mark butterfly caught my eye in the red and yellow mums. I have been wanting to see one for a long time.
I am still under the weather. Hopefully after all the work we did today I will be better tomorrow!
The little log cabin incense burners are special. One was my Grandmother's and one was my Mother's.
I found this old card in my Mother's papers.
I took a few of my grandmother's forks and bent them and made stands for books and small pictures. "Morning and Night Watches" is from 1906. Small inspirational writings for each morning and night for 31 days.
I have framed the memorial cards of family members that have died. I do like these crystal and mirrored frames. Inside the cabinet they look pretty. The sun reflects and sends rainbows of light throughout the living room.
I found a box that looks as if it is made of bone. I put rosemary in it as my offering to those that have gone before.
We opened our treat from our daughter last night. These are beautiful chocolates! We each chose one. Delicious too. We will eat them!
I have scheduled one week to get every thing cleaned and put away. November is a fun month. Lots of gratitude. Each day I begin my day with "I am thankful for ......"
