The temperature drops 30 degrees overnight. Oh, but we were warned, so we went out to embrace the front, the wind howling from the south, still warm. The clouds gathered in the valley, the sky darkened, the weeds shuddered…very gradually, drops began to fall. It rained all night. This morning, I went through the house pulling the glass panes down over the screens in all the windows. The furnace rumbled to life every few minutes. The trees are mostly bare. It is late fall at last and winter is just around the corner. I dearly wish I had a fireplace or woodstove…
scillagrace 
I can see the way the wind is blowing here in Seattle as well, and it points the way to winter! My brother lives in a condo with no fireplace, but he bought a beautiful electric one–much nicer than the usual ones–and he uses it not only for heat, but for ambience. It serves very well to hang a stocking from too!
Electric won’t do…the wood smoke is the irreplaceable essence!
I surely understand that. When I was out yesterday, in our unusually cold weather, I caught the hint of woodsmoke in the air, and was whisked back to autumn in Michigan, and leaf piles burning at the curb.
Great photos Scilla.. I particularly like pointing the way and the path.. and I’ve already commented on the gorgeous milkweed 🙂
Looking out the window now, I think I see a few drifting flakes in the sky.
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The snow rarely blows where I live, but I always keep a rack of firewood. There’s nothing that I enjoy more than being home, on a cold winter’s night, enjoying a fire in my fireplace. Stay warm and enjoy the snowflakes.
Thanks! Enjoy a good book with that fire!
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It’s not that cold here yet..only dropped just below zero on a very few occasions overnight….Which is really just as well considering we are currently relying on a single 1000 watt fan heater….brrrr.
‘Pointing the Way’ and ‘The Path’ for me too please….
🙂
Do you get to burn wood at your farmhouse?
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I said I was living on a farm…….I did not say I was living in a farmhouse…..
Its a very sad story……
God, I’d love to hear it all! You’re so mysterious! Okay, can you burn wood on this farm to stay warm?
If I lit a fire my tent would burn down……….
Dont worry about me though…it’s only until next May.
(you think I’m joking don’t you?)
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Silly, you light the fire NEXT to the tent, not in it. And where do you plug in your 1000 watt fan heater?
You’re telling me I have to sit in the rain to stay warm…..??!!??
and I’m silly ??!!??…..
I’ll stick to my leisure battery and solar charger thank you very much….