First Storm of the Season!

... and boy is it a doozie!! I awoke to water, frenetic water, energized water flowing, running, gushing, trickling down window panes. The soft bed was never more cozy, the cats never more snuggly, the dim gray light never more soothing. That was at 7:30am, it's now 9:00am and I'm up, hot coffee steaming next to the computer.
I was half tempted to put on rain gear and try to rescue the last of the roma tomato crop and make hot soup - but ... it's cold and windy and still dumping buckets out there. We still have an acre of merlot to harvest and I wonder what this insane amount of water is going to do to the sugar levels and berries. Hmmm...
The first fire in the fireplace will be lit and it may be a good day to pack away all of the shorts and tank tops and bring out the fuzzy sweaters. Today is Tuesday but it feels like a Sunday - like a day that nobody could possibly have to go to work. But alas, 'tis a Tuesday, a wet one, we'll see what tomorrow brings

It's a cool blustery October evening - the official "summer is so over" indicator. Full moon lighting the leaves dancing across the black-blue road. As you can see in this photo, the winter squashes and gourds are aplenty. I have a small hill of acorn, butternut and spaghetti squash all awaiting the cool nights to be roasted in the oven. I'm ready for the cozy early evenings spent with my sweetie and a good movie. It's the fifth week now that he's worked seven days straight from 6:00am till 7:30 or 8:00pm. Maybe that's why we kinda hibernate through most of November.