Goldenrod

This is an entire hill filled with goldenrod, which is very common in the fields at this time of year...fortunately I am not allergic......The temperature has averaged about 60-70F, the sun has been out at least part time, and within another month the surrounding mountains will be wholly transformed into the fall foliage. In some regards it has been the summer that wasn't-cooler and wetter than usual-but the showers were passing, with enough sun in between to keep me happy during my walks. I'm still toiling...s-l-ow-l-y...on a rewrite of the first draft, which for some reason is taking much longer the second time around...probably because I am more obsessive about each word, and more distracted by other things, and have not set a time limit thus far. I find comfort in knowing that Walden took Thoreau almost seven years and Gone With The Wind took Mitchell ten years, so I'm simply trying to meet my own standards. On the home front my mother continues to work and play bridge and do her crossword puzzles, and Beth and I are as committed as ever-truly friends and lovers in a way I only imagined to have been possible before meeting her. My niece will be getting married in Pittsburgh on the 26th, so that will give us the opportunity to see the city and see my kids and for all of us to do a little sight seeing. I hope that everyone reading this-if anyone reads this blog-is doing well and has an enjoyable autumn...keep the faith!