I was delighted when the morning greeted me with beautiful blue skies and newly fallen snow. I’d rather be hiking in it than sitting in this morning meeting.

Photograph of a snow covered yard with raking sunlight and long shadows a large Christmas decoration shaped like a deer is in the top left corner posed like it is eating the snow

I was hanging Christmas lights to add some color to our dark evenings and the sky absolutely showed me up. Those colors aren’t boosted, they were that saturated in real life. I couldn’t help but repeatedly stop working to stare in awe.

Highly saturated sunset sky of deep blue with orange and pink clouds swirling towards the horizon

Morning person vs night person: My wife has done both her strength and aerobic workouts while I’m still in my pj’s watching it snow with the cat asleep on my chest. I did make coffee though!

The cat will now live in her heated bed until spring and just like that, it’s treadmill season for me.

Photograph from inside a house of snow falling outside of the window with a cat’s head silhouetted in the foreground

In the cold of winter,
with tree limbs now bare,
along the dark road,
stands a beast who stares.

A star in his paw
for a tree made of light,
he waves as you pass,
turn home, don’t turn right.

One of my favorite stop lights to get stuck at is because of this view.

Sunset photograph of a greenhouse building and brick smoke stack within trees

50° + smokeless fire pit + s’mores made with dark chocolate and marshmallows as large as your hand

We were greeted with a beautiful sunrise right after exiting our voting place. Hoping that today, Americans rejecting hate and fear will turn out.

Circular sticker on a read background with red and purple swirls with white letters that read “ope, I voted”

The kid captured the fireworks-like sunset that followed us all the way through Detroit towards home while we listened to Björk and talked about art.

Low sunset colors of orange and blue over cars traveling a highway with small clouds dotting the sky

Let the live woods wholly bloom like flames; strike the match; let their leaves flare with an autumn cry.

Photograph of a midwestern street in autumn, the trees and ground covered in yellow and orange leaves

We are fortunate to have one of the oldest, and therefore largest, trees in our tiny development. I appreciate the hell out of it and take daily breaks to stand under its welcoming branches, enjoying the colors. I love this tree.

Maple tree with red fall leaves, the sun is shining from behind it causing rays of light to illuminate it from within

A day of apple picking, a corn maze, and other fall favorites.

Photo of a rural dirt road with fall colored trees on both sides and a red farmhouse and silver grain silo on the left

I have to face the fact that I’ve given up on this year’s Inktober. I am far more creative making one-off pieces for actual humans than doing challenges for strangers on the internet.

Creative Challenges

Apparently, I needed another smack-to-the-head reminder that October is the worst month to commit myself to a daily creative challenge like Inktober. I only made it eight days before life broke my streak and now I’m more than five days behind. …

Finally got to see Young Frankenstein in a proper old theater. There’s nothing like laughing with so many people.

Sunset light shining across the front of a small theater named PENN in large red letters across the top of its facade. The marquis in front reads Young Frankenstein October 3 and 4

My wife surprised us with absolutely fantastic Spicy Tori Ramen at ima in midtown Detroit. I spent a good deal of the meal with my eyes closed, wishing the flavors would never end.

Bowl of Spicy Tori Ramen with a red soup spoon on a wooden table
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