• I went to my favorite Fall colors spot yesterday, a small stand of maples near where I live. Usually the leaves that have fallen to the ground are a mix of orange and pink and yellow and red. This year as soon as they left the tree they turned brown... Similarly I was enjoying my Fall harvest on the raspberry bush until the other day when the berries were the opposite of succulent. So for these reasons, I am grateful today that we received a good rain.

• When my sister-in-law and I came home from yoga my brother was washing diapers.
• A Prairie Home Companion is taking their show to Europe. Cool.
• I got this big book of Bob Dylan songs from the library that I've been slowly working through. I'm on p. 260 now. I skip the songs that are obviously too hard for me, but some days it is good motivation to play a little.
  
• This message that was sent to me today, "Begin by romancing yourself. Love yourself is you wish to be loved. Cultivate your friendships and be open to romance."