i love my family. We are all sick. We tried to reengage life today, and all went to work/school, and are consequently exhausted. I'm listening to Sufjan Stevens (John and Johanna burned us 'Greeting from Michigan' the day we drove from their place in Chicago to Hell, Michigan, which we didn't find), who just sang 'I live in America'. It is so very strange to me that in 43 days I won't live in America any more. How can one live any where other than America? (Substitute the country you've been living in 9+ years and you'll know what I mean!) I am reading John Irving's 'Widow for a Year', and am utterly absorbed. These pics are from earlier in October, when we were healthy and the sun shone. We're having magnificent fall fogs now, and the horse chestnut tree in our back garden awakens me each morn, Lothlorien yellow!

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gretta at lothlorien said…
Lovely pics of your active life, plus a lovely meditative one of Coco. love
Wed Oct 21, 08:40:00 pm AEDT
Seren said…
I'm sick too, and I'm supposed to be on holidays, living it up in the spring sunshine. Or the spring thunderstorm, both equally welcome.
Taking a terrible long time to recover. Don't remember colds being this tenacious in the past!!
Thu Oct 22, 11:16:00 am AEDT
Seren said…
That motor-cycling looks soooooo exciting! I've never been on a motorcylce that was going faster than walking pace. I'm a little chicken...
Thu Oct 22, 11:18:00 am AEDT
baker st jones said…
gorgeous pic of coco

aunty anita

xxxxxx
Fri Oct 23, 11:26:00 am AEDT
caroline said…
Oh I hope you all feel better now!! I give you big a get well hug- caro
Ps:great pics as usual :-)
Sun Oct 25, 08:00:00 am AEDT
Arenda said…
what a lovely photo of coco!
hope you're all feeling better soon...
Thu Oct 29, 02:22:00 pm AEDT
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