First snow

Though the weather channel doesn't show it, I see it for myself out the window. Snow. Snow is gently falling. Oops. And now it's stopped. Guess it's not quite time yet, thank goodness. I've still got the entire front yard full of leaves, waiting patiently for the last of the bright yellow maple leaves to fall.

The lovely time of year is approaching, when a Texan really misses Texas. While my friends back home are still poolside, I'm raking leaves to fill ten huge plastic bags. While they're sipping margaritas on patios, I'm putting the winter tires on and lugging all the patio furniture to the storage shed.

Here's what last year's first snowfall looked like, which wasn't until December.