and fall just keeps holding on. snow is drifting down outside right now, but the air is barely above freezing and it will turn to rain soon.

tomorrow it will be 50º here. but the nights are still cold and ice is forming on the lakes, starting on the edges and creeping along til it’s strong enough to hold. the first couple inches of the ground is hard, but it quickly gives way to loose soil, as i found out the other day pounding a stake into the dirt for lights. i dug up the last of my potatoes just 3 weeks ago.

minnesota’s coldest month is january, but december isn’t far behind, sneaking in before february. the solstice is a mere 21 days away and soon we’ll turn our axis toward the sun again. but the temperatures sure aren’t showing the time of year this year. and while i would love to get in more runs outdoors in the warm, the dark keeps me indoors after i get home, and the temps dip as soon as the sun dips.

the good news is that while fall is holding on, that means that much less of winter to manage. i sure wouldn’t mind a fresh coat of snow to freshen up the brown grey outdoors, but at the same time i’m ok with driving on dry, clear roads.

but we sure could use some moisture in the air. it is ridiculously dry lately. we are barely out of a drought that took hold over the summer, and if we get just another 10″ of snow this winter, we’ll be back in it for spring.

there’s the weather report for the day. it’s a good fallback when you don’t want to deal with everything else at the moment. what i really want to talk about is the great resignation but i don’t have the energy because my job is a timesuck. oh, the irony.