Monday, November 17, 2008

Dusting

The weather has teased us for weeks. One day we'd be strolling around in shirtsleeves, the next we'd be breaking out the fleece.

This morning, we officially tipped over into winter.

I finished my second cup of coffee, pulled on a jacket and hiked out through the soft light to a recently harvested soybean field. Last night's wet snow clumped on the stubble and clung to rooftops and leafless trees. As I kicked across the field, light snow continued to fall.

No doubt about it -- the seasons have changed.