Yesterday. Yes, yesterday. I posted a picture of our first hard frost. My tomatoes were still bushy and green, and covered in unripe fruit. Now just look at the poor things!

October snow

It was raining this morning. Then the rain turned fluffy. And stayed that way. And kept falling. Now just look at this mess. Slush, snow, falling from the sky. All day, and still falling.

October snow

The trees are all still in leaf – this morning’s photos were taken just yesterday – and what the weather forecasters euphemistically call “wintery mix” is sticking to them. There are branches down all over town, and it’s supposed to keep falling for at least another day. It’s only mid-October!

October snow

Okay, it is kind of pretty. And I got to pull out all my wool accessories. But still…

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I’ve been doing stuff with string for quite some time, and describing it to others online since 1996 or so at Phiala’s String Page.

I also do some science and write some fiction.

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