moody monday...

It was very foggy this morning

this is all the sun could do to show itself

My sister called with bad news

that just added to the

gloom and miserable

feeling

her husband and her son

lost their jobs today.

It sucks!

Won't get loud and mouthy here

about politics and the state of this world

will keep my fingers crossed

and hope

they don't stay without a job for too long

So after a quick trip to the grocery store for essentials

we came back because the husband has plans

the yard is covered in leaves again

it's supposed to rain later today and tomorrow

so

the resident keeper of all things

horticultural

got to work

blowing them around and

grinding them to a pulp

Nothing to help him with so I stayed inside and did what I do

and then I saw my gentle giant of a tree

through the kitchen window

and it made me smile

because there is beauty

to see and notice

just a little thing

but a smile is better than a tear

and with Thanksgiving just over a week away

we have to find the light

we have to find the things that make us

smile

even for a minute

even for

a while.

( the candle holder is surrounded by a little "vine"

that has "berries" and "leaves" on it!

as you can

 "tell"

it's

faux!!!!!

:) ;}