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NOVEMBER – Winter is setting in. With return to Standard Time the dark evenings are even longer. It will soon be dark by 6:00 p.m. here in southern Ohio. Many of our November days are just all-over grey, from grey skies to gray hills with leafless grey trees and grey atmosphere – just cold, damp and gloomy. Still too early to expect much, if any, snow. But on an occasional sunny day we might enjoy a heavy frost on lingering green leaves. And inside all is warm, colorful and cheery. All month (in my family, anyway) we are planning the Thanksgiving feast. Thanksgiving Day, a day set aside for giving thanks to God for all the blessings in our lives, is a national holiday and a major one for most of us.
Here at the Gabfest, we have the gloom of empty nests. But we also have the cheer of knowing that Millicent is settled in her warm winter home, while Breagha is enjoying his second winter not too far away. Our chat-room fires are kept burning brightly and our new TV/telly screen is always at the ready., so hopefully we can all keep our computers in working order and enjoy a little chit-chat, some music and maybe a bit of streetwalking. Special Events include the possibility of another Music Night with suggested Movie theme and a group streetwalk to some as yet mystery location.
So where is our Gabfest chat-room.? Have you ever wondered? Well of course, it is at some undisclosed cyberspace location in the beautiful Scottish Highlands, not too far from the Loch Garten nest, home of EJ and Odin.
Good evening all. Another very wet and stormy day here! My garden is like a bog. Just watched moving drama called the Passing Bells about world War 1, very upsetting and to know it did actually happen! The reality is horrible. Just off to work soon to do my night shift :(
Good evening, Willow. I just checked the Main Blog. No new reports yet.
A new black bird at Ithaa. Scrolling down I don't see him listed, so I don't know what he is. Do you?
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A new email, this one with the subject Autumn Transformation.
Unknown said: A new black bird at Ithaa. Scrolling down I don't see him listed, so I don't know what he is. Do you?
Hello June,
well, actually, I don't know this bird (I'm not good with American birds), but I looked it up. And so I suppose it might be a "Rusty Blackbird" (Euphagus carolinus). Maybe someone can tell if this might be true?
And I like the pictures of the Tea-Room-Building in Wales. It looks so beautifully with the autumn-colours.
Have a nice day, everyone!
Nine days and still no new post on the Main Blog. Of course, it is now the weekend. No call for anyone to work when there is no emergency.
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A lovely view of the Atlantic Ocean from behind the sand dunes at Hatteras, North Carolina, USA (the Outer Banks)
Up and down the coast of The Outer Banks the Atlantic Ocean is sunny with lively wave action this morning. And lucky beach strollers are out enjoying it.
Temperature is 58F as of 10:30 a.m. , water temp 62F and winds at 5 MPH.
This view is at Rodanthe, North Carolina.
Here is the Atlantic Ocean sparkling in the morning sun at Avon, North Carolina (The Outer Banks)
I didn't choose any close-up wave action this morning. I wanted to get the wide open expanse of the great Atlantic Ocean as it stretches before us, unbroken by rocks or islands or anything. But that is quite a wave that is breaking toward the left side.