So very, very calming.
Work ends on a Tuesday, Nov. 10, and my dear wife Karen and I grab a glass of wine, retire to the futon on our side yard alcove with our cherished rescue mutt Ellie B and savor the last hour of sunlight.
It’s 76 degrees in the suburbs of Syracuse, N.Y., a week now that our temperatures have ventured past that 70 mark.
Since Election Day.
The backyard roses have made yet another appearance.
The weather folks say it’s ending today, with a Wednesday of rain and dropping temperatures.
Oh, how sweet it was in this hard-to-take COVID 2020.
Mark Bialczak 
It was so beautiful here too and now today it’s freezing!! Im pretty sure I saw a snowflake or two this morning!
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They call for snow on Wednesday here, Jen.
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A perfect evening! All those moments mean so much… simple pleasures.
Love those roses!
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Now our post-work relaxation has moved to the living room, Nance. Until, say, May?!
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And this reminds me of Puns N Roses, Mark! LOL! 😽
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There you have it, Patricia!
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enjoy every minute!
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That does look like a nice spot to sit, Mark. I had a beautiful ruby-red rose bush at my last house and didn’t think to transplant it to the new house. I wish I had.
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Oh, don’t have that 20-20 hindsight, CM. Enjoy all the great new things!
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I will, Mark. Probably that old rose bush would have made me sneeze anyway.
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So nice, 76 degrees – in Syracuse – in November. It is still cold here, but supposed to warm up a bit by the end of the week. Beautiful pink on those roses – or is it coral?
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A bit of both colors, SD?! Now are weather is back in its normal 50s. Oh, we certainly made the most of the surprise warm spell!
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So nice! And down here we are bracing for a hurricane/tropical storm tonight and tomorrow…
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Oh, Mike, you please be safe from Eta down there!
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Sometimes it seems a break arrives just in time. Your roses are thriving! Such a pretty scene, Mark! Take good care.
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What an extended growing season we’ve appreciated, Sandra. Yes, you all take care too please and thank you.
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Yes, we must grab what moments of peace and joy we can. I myself sat on my front porch with a beer and wrote some letters.
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Good job grabbing your slice of peace, Cynthia!
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