Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Mid-November, 2015

Well, so far November has proved to be a considerably faster month than October.  It's actually incredible how much quicker it appears to be going.  Whereas October felt like the month that would never end, November is already half over and next week is a short week because of Thanksgiving.  By the time we get back, it'll be practically December, and we'll be staring finals week in the face.  I can't say I'm disappointed.  While this month has been easier, it's not necessarily because my job has been easier.  I think I'm just getting used to the level of stress...it's getting more "normal".

As far as weather goes, it has definitely started to feel like winter is approaching.  There have been days in the upper 50's and 60's.  It's been rainy and fairly tolerable temperature-wise.  However, there have been hints of snow and the temperature seems to drop a lot more at night.  I believe Friday is supposed to be the first potential snowfall accumulation of the year in Omaha.

Anyway, here are a couple random photos from the past couple weeks.  I went home to Grand Island for my mom's birthday a couple weeks ago, and some of the others are from walks around town.





Wednesday, November 4, 2015

November 1, 2015

Well, November was a welcome sight to me.  It meant the end of one of the hardest months I've had in recent memory and some new beginnings and upcoming holidays to look towards.  Despite the fact that we are well into fall and rapidly nearing winter, it has been shorts weather all week.  I've been taking advantage of the nice weather to go on walks in my area.  I know that I tend to get a little SAD (seasonal affective disorder) in the winter, so I want to hold that off as long as possible by enjoying nature while I can.

Here are a couple photos I took (in shorts and a t-shirt--man, am I going to miss shorts weather) on the first day of November.  One is a view of the autumn brightness you can see across West Omaha due to all the red and orange trees planted around here.  The other is a relatively impressive sunset.  Enjoy.