Cool roses

Hang in there! A lingering red bloom petal or two still clung to the front-yard roses when the first measureable snow of the season decided to pile up around it.

No more grilling until …

Successful coverup. We did have enough notice from the weather folks about the first measureable snowfall for me to grab our grill cover from the shed and get the valuable piece of cooking equipment safely protected for fall, winter and early spring.

Green and white

Blend of seasons. Not only have these front-yard bush’s leaves not fallen before the initial measureable snow, this mid-November they’ve yet to go from green to yellow to gone.

Cool dog

OK, dad, I’l go down there. Our cherished rescue mutt takes a bit more time than usual to descend from the back deck to her yard to greet the morning snow. She’ll get there.

Hello, snow

Yes, indeed. The leaves hadn’t all fallen from our front-yard dogwood when measureable snow visited our part of the world the last two nights. It was time for me to grab my phone and take enough photos to share for a few days.

Side hustle

The big walk. Our cherished rescue mutt is quite happy that the snow hasn’t covered her usual path in our backyard. Yet. She does a good job sticking to the cement pool edge … which means she’s done with her rounds and is making a beeline to the side door.

Ready for the plow

Stakes are high. My dear wife Karen and I looked outside our front door and realized that our plowing company rep had stealthily places this season’s stakes to mark the edges of our driveway. New this year: The markers are skinny, blue synthetic poles instead of the bigger wooden stakes of the decade past. Also,…