Okay, so maybe that whole Tryptophan thing is just an urban myth, but there’s no denying that those big Thanksgiving meals can sap the life right out of you! Therefore, since we did Thankful songs last year, I thought it would be appropriate to highlight another holiday tradition, the afternoon nap!
I love Autumn; the crisp air, the beautiful colors of nature, the chance to break out the sweatshirts & jackets, the realization that the holiday season is quickly approaching…
Wait a minute. The holiday season is quickly approaching?
Holy crap!
I better start Christmas shopping!
How about a few FALL songs in the meantime?
And as an added bonus, the song that Michael Stipe has referred to as his favorite REM song (and definitely one of mine too)…
An early morning moon, still visible in the sunlight.
The sky was blue & cloudless on Sunday afternoon, but I was able to snap this picture of a little bird in the tree by our garage. I think it’s a starling, but I’m not sure.
And, just in case you hadn’t heard…
The skies were almost orange that morning – but I LOVE those clouds. I tried to take some pictures of a full moon, which seemed more appropriate for this weekend, but they just didn’t turn out. Going to have to play with the settings & figure out how to get a good one.
And how about the Friday Five portion of this post? It’s not as fun as last year’s – but it’s still pretty good!
And one more thing… leave that no-account Oogie-Boogie out of this!
I thought this morning I would combine SkyWatch Friday with Friday Five, which I haven’t done in a while. The songs in this case are inspired by the picture; a gorgeous sunrise that I was watching in my rear-view mirror on my way to work Tuesday morning.
Have a great weekend!
Light, feathery Cirrus clouds as seen from a third floor hospital window last weekend – where we have spent entirely too much time lately with my Father-in-law.
I took these while driving home from work a few weeks ago. They’re nice to look at right now because today is our second dark, dreary, rainy day in a row.
I had to stop on my way home from work last week to take this picture. The sky was pretty and the corn tassels made me think of Grandpa. He always looked at other farmers’ fields whenever we drove anywhere and talked about what kind of crop it was, what stage it was in, and what it all meant. He passed away in 2002, but every time I drive by a corn field I think about him. He was quite a guy.
An unusually cool and cloudy August afternoon ballgame at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO.
The longer the game went on, the cloudier and cooler it got. By the 7th inning stretch, the wife was ready for a vendor to walk by yelling “HOT COFFEE” rather than “ICE COLD BEER”. Which, for the record, did not happen.
I’m pretty sure they’re going to have to add another flag to this array after this year’s World Series. (Hey, it never hurts to think positive, does it?)
Adventures in Dullness 