steam

I brought facepaint along to the first party and the next night the theme was steam-punk. I'm disappointed that my more youthful plans fell through (I spent both nights in the company of my parents) but hopefully next year I will spend Halloween in higher spirits (a couple of puns intended).

It is snowing and the snow is sticking. Some trees have trunks that turn into branches that turn into twigs, silhouetted against the white gray sky. Others stand in almost full green coats of leaves, surprised that such a warm autumn is so quickly turning to winter. Or at least I think they are; I am.