11/8: short but nevertheless good

A friend called me this morning.  She only had 10 minutes before she needed to be somewhere, but she said she wanted to hear my voice.  It was great to hear hers.

11/7: mid-day

My summer didn't have as much kayaking in it as I had hoped, but I think I've made up the deficit this fall, thanks to sabbatical.  I went out on the lake in the early afternoon, a very unprecedented time for me.  Wild light and autumn colors:

11/6: cat company

The cats curled up on me this afternoon and groomed each other (extensively) before both falling asleep.  It was too wonderful.  I didn't want to move.

11/5: quick & painless

Getting flu shots on campus.  We chose a good time:  no line to wait in.  And I barely felt the needle.

11/4: sweet afternoon

I finished my paper for tomorrow in record time; it was done by 2 p.m., and now I just need to proofread it in the morning.  After some struggling with last week's paper, I was glad this one came smoothly.  I then met a friend for coffee at 3, and I had a good, good time chatting.  We had the kind of conversation that affirmed the common ground that made us friends in the first place.

11/3: unexpected time, unexpected sight

I finished my morning work earlier than anticipated and used the extra time to head out on the water.  I paddled into a part of the lake not on my normal track and, rounding a bend, found this reflection of a tulip poplar tree.

11/2: light

The sunlight made the silver ribbon on Tilde the Cat's toy all glisteny as we played this morning.

This evening Chris and I walked under yellow-leaved trees illumined by the orange cast of the sun as it set.

11/1: feedback

Some of my fellow students wrote really nice responses/reactions to some of my postings today.