Yesterday

I managed to get to my appointment with the chiropractor on time today, though it was hectic having it so early in the afternoon. Next time shouldn't be as much of a problem as I got one half an hour later. The only problem is that it isn't for two months. The doctor is having surgery, and won't be available in January. Yikes. Eight weeks without an adjustment is apt to get pretty rough, especially toward the end.


Oops!

Somehow I managed to fall asleep before posting (or finishing) this entry last night. Now I'm awake at this odd hour, wondering what happened. I think maybe I just forgot. Maybe it was the rain that lulled me to sleep— or at least the thought of rain, as I haven't been able to hear it indoors. It began yesterday afternoon and turned from sprinkles to drizzle at dusk. I haven't been outside to see what it's doing right now, but it's supposed to get pretty intense later today and over the next few days.

I'm still groggy. I think I might try to get back to sleep. Otherwise I'll be crashing before noon and waking up again after nightfall, and I don't like that.

Blow

It has been breezy most of the day, with occasional stronger gusts of wind, and the result is that the rain has been blown across my back porch, leaving it soaked. The feral cats are not pleased, the porch normally being their best refuge from rain, as well as the place they get fed. Personally, I've rather enjoyed standing out there feeing the small, cold droplets hit my face. The air has not yet gotten very cold, though it will tomorrow, and I suspect I'll enjoy it a lot less then. For now, I find it invigorating.

Tomorrow's rain is supposed to be stronger, but the storm is now expected to be gone by Friday. After that we will be getting some dry but very cold nights, and sunny but very chilly days until the rain returns next week. I'll be drinking a lot of hot tea and chocolate this weekend, I'm sure. Sadly, I won't be able to lay in a supply of donuts until Sunday, but in the meantime there are plenty of cookies, and a good supply of English muffins to toast, butter, and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.

Now that the deciduous trees have shed their leaves there is much more sky to be seen, and once the storm departs there will be winter stars to watch. Of course that will requite bundling up, and even then I doubt I'll be able to stay outside for long, but I am looking forward to a few minutes of watching them glitter each night. They always seem brighter this time of year. Sort of the opposite of ever-duller myself.