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[katallison]

Thanksgiving was very quiet here; I had dinner with my brother and sister-in-law, two people with whom I'm deeply comfortable, and we laughed and chatted and toasted and ate. After dinner, we went down to a park a couple of miles from their house, bordering the Mississippi, took a walk, and I snapped a few not especially interesting pictures, trying out the new camera. It was a wonderfully mellow afternoon, warm and golden, and there were some swarms of gnats (or some kind of small flying insects), hatched by the brief lull in the weather.

Tonight, though, is wild and blustery, with a huge wind scouring down out of Canada, driving the cold air ahead of it and whirling the dead leaves; the windchills could be below zero by morning. I've spent all day hunched over the computer, taking words out and putting words in, and now I'm ready to drag myself to bed, and listen to the wind roar outside as I fall asleep. Thanksgiving is over, and it's winter now, for the next four months.

Comments

[umbo.livejournal.com]

Those are beautiful, Kat--the new camera is doing a good job. And I'm glad you had such a nice Thanksgiving!

[katallison.livejournal.com]

Thanks, shell, glad you liked them! And yeah, I'm pretty pleased with the camera so far. I've got some other photos that I may put up when I get a chance.

[destina.livejournal.com]

One of your pictures inspired me. I'm going to hold you responsible. *g* Very pretty. Makes me wish I lived...somewhere far away from here.

[katallison.livejournal.com]

Inspiration, huh? Cool! (Now I'm curious...)

And if it'll make you feel any better, I'll go back out and get some shots in a couple of months when the snow's hip-deep and it's twenty below, and that'll make you feel better about sticking to a somewhat milder part of the world. ;)

[barkley.livejournal.com]

There's just one thing I have to know. Is there a place in Minnesota where you can walk across the Mississippi in just five steps? *g*

I love the pictures.

[katallison.livejournal.com]

Thanks! And there is indeed a place where you can walk across, though not in just five steps--twenty is more like it. I've been there and done it, actually; it's up in Itasca State Park, about 200 miles north of the cities. There's a decent picture of the spot here.

[destina.livejournal.com]

LOL! Yes, indeed; that was what I was thinking of when I was inspired by the picture. Geez. Those damned Indigo Girls. Stargate inspiration is *everywhere*.