October

The weather here turned cold rather fast. We had a lovely warm September then all of a sudden it was October and cold. But the cool-down was not gradual enough to produce the wonderful colors we had last year. I rather thought last year's trees were outstanding as compared to now, so I looked back on my site and sure enough. Those vibrant colors are not showing up this year. Maybe I am a bit early in my observations. I'll see what another couple of weeks bring.

Jerry & I, in preparation for the trip, received our flu and pneumonia shots yesterday. They were doing them for free at the Senior Center and I figured why not? I'm thinking all those hours in the closed ventilation system of the planes, all those little beasties just looking for new hosts, and who knows what we will run into in Israel, right? Yesterday I was fine. Jerry was a bit sore at the shot site. Today I feel like I've been "rode hard and put away wet" as my dad used to say. Meaning that I either am reacting to the shots or am really just tired. I'll relax this afternoon and do some yoga this evening and see what happens.