attemptedhumorist

It's been cold all day, but we still had only a thin layer of snow on the ground when I went outside this morning. I was full of ideas on how to decorate the apartment, but I didn't get anything accomplished, not because I was too busy or anything, but quite the opposite. I WAS LAZY! But I was also thinking about Bill's upcoming back surgery, which put me in a rather somber mood. However, I was just a bit elated when my teacher commented on my essay. It made me feel good when he said that he wished he could give me some pointers on how to write a better paper, but he couldn't think of anything because it was so well written. In other words, I got a perfect score, and he especially liked my introduction, which to be honest, I didn't think was all that good. But I'm glad he thought it was.

I haven't written in a few days, so I thought I'd do a little catch-up. I've been busy with my studies and am in the 4th week of ENG/306 which is a poetry class. Surprisingly I made a perfect score on my last essay, even though I didn't think I did so great because, let's face it, I'm not a poet! I'm a storyteller! Like I said before, I've been bored for the last few days, so to get out of the humdrum I decided it was time to try to get back some normalcy. When we lived in the country, my husband and I loved feeding and watching the birds, and I took thousands of photographs. But since we moved into an apartment in town four months ago and Bill has been sick we haven't been feeding them and I haven't taken any pictures either. So, I finally decided enough is enough and went out and bought two feeders and some greenery, and hung them on the post out in front of the apartment. But sadly no birds have noticed them yet. But I'm a patient person, and when they do come I'll be waiting with my camera ready. At least I have been taking my camera with me lately when I take our dog, Socks, for a walk and have been able to get a few shots of urban life. IT AIN'T COUNTRY, BUT IT'LL DO! And I never thought I'd say it, but I'm actually anticipating the coming snow, just so I can photograph it.

Today is windy, wet, and cold. It's one of those days that I call a betwix day because it's betwix Autumn and Winter. The leaves are gone from the trees but there is no snow to fill the void. It's just an ugly time of year, and that makes me feel sad and lonely. Hopefully tomorrow will be better.