Ellen took great photos at the orchard, which I steal shamelessly :)

As you can tell, it is winter-ish here. I don't mind the chill so much, the leaves on the trees are turning and it is beautiful, but I don't like it at all when it is dark in the morning. Because I wake up so well with light, I decided to get a timer for one of the lights in the bedroom, and now, the light comes on at 6 a.m., and it is much easier to get up. I don't like alarms, but this seems to be working OK. Once the dreaded daylight savings time is over, it's always easier for me to get up, so there is hope for the future.