What is it about rainy days? How do they make you feel? For me, in the autumn, and especially when I am in, there is a sense of comfort. The drumbeat of raindrops on the skylights; the musky fragrance of dead, wet leaves, and the luminosity of the wet, grey sky at this time of year. I want to iron or bake, or bury myself in a can't-put-it-down novel with a strong cup of English tea at hand. And I feel an odd sense of freedom: elation that I don't have to GO anywhere. The day is all mine.
Today was that kind of day -- warm enough so I could rescue the last of the houseplants before they got cold, cool enough so I could open the sliding glass door to counteract the heat of the oven as I baked my Thanksgiving pies. When I opened the door, I saw that my woods had turned monochromatic. The tree with the dead leaves on the right will stay that way all winter: those leaves don't fall. Strange, isn't it?
And the deck was pure poetry in the rain.
While I was outside, the pies were baking: two pecan pies and an apple-cranberry. I don't know why I bother with the apple, since everybody fights over the pecan. 
I will have to kill my husband if he even THINKS of breaking off a piece of the crust before Thursday.
6 comments:
You've described my kind of day also...they are just so precious and savory.
Isn't this odd... I saw your photo of your trees and suddenly felt nostalgic for life back east.
I like those fall rainy days, too. So why is it that by spring they are not as welcome??
By spring we're ready to be outside; in Fall we're getting into the nesting phase. My theory, anyway.
Love the juxtaposition of the wet deck picture with the single leaf and the pecan pie. Perfect!
I love rainy days, too, especially on weekends because it means we are staying home and I can SEW! :-) One of the drawbacks to living in Hawaii is our perpetual nice weather (how's that for a drawback?) so you feel like you should be outside all the time. I really do miss the change of seasons and winter wardrobes, though.
Beautiful pie. I'm baking pumpkin pie and cranberry duff tomorrow. Happy Thanksgiving!
I typed in "drawbacks to living in Hawaii" and your site popped up because of the above posting. It is so true that the warm weather here is a drawback. No cozy days by the fire. Hot soup, coffee, comfort foods just aren't the same here. Yes, it's beautiful and a nice place to visit, but give me the seasons back! We're only here for a short time.
Love the pictures. I yearn for the midwest come fall time. I can see the changes of the leaves at Ft. Riley and Manhattan, Ks. as I type this.
Thanks and God bless.
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