Summer in November

Yesterday and today have been beyond beautiful weather-wise and I have been fortunate enough to have been outside to enjoy it a bit.

My mother's nursing home is in a not-so-good part of town that used to be a wonderful part of town. Here are details from a couple of the mansions on her block - the first one is for sale if you're interested:

After visiting her on Sunday I felt a need to decompress, so I went to the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden.

I love the place - it's close enough to my mother's that I think I'll make it a regular stop. The greenhouse is particularly spectacular in the winter, but always enjoyable.

I had an unusual request for pictures to be possibly used on KnittaPlease so I had some fun with that. I hope the pictures prove useful to her, but if they don't, I'll have fun trying it again.

These were taken on campus:

And these at the Obama office where I volunteered after work today:

My most unusual conversation on the phone during my volunteer stint was with a man who said he can't vote because he's a three time felon. Well! I wondered how he could be home answering the phone if he's a three-timer, but I guess he could be on probation. Or he could be pulling my leg.

These past two days are why I love this time of year:

And this from Tom, on the other side of the world:

An election is coming. Universal peace is declared and the foxes have a sincere interest in prolonging the lives of the poultry. ~T.S.Eliot

(That reminds me, I have to fill up my car tomorrow before gas doubles in price!)