I don’t know what to do in November when sunrises are so grim. And so early. By morning’s switch to afternoon I am done in for the day.
I don’t know what to do in November when it’s time to store outdoor furniture and put tools back in the shed.
When the only four tomatoes I managed to save from the critters,
struggle to ripen.
And these two fellas arise again.
When I asked readers to help me identify what was growing in my garden, they advised me to hire an exorcist or move far away. But then it blossomed. Spectacularly.
However, the last time it blossomed was August 2022. I don’t know why sometimes it blooms and sometimes only foliage appears. Why sometimes in August, sometimes in September and now … November. To confound me, to confuse me, to make me want to wander far away …
But then, it’s November! A Happy Birthday to the many lovely people I know who were born in this month … the thought of you does bring me a smile!
Saying nothing in particular 
What a disturbingly but wonderfully bizarre bloom. Was anyone able to identify it?
Aside from the folks who thought it was a pod from outer space, a couple of people had suggestions. We finally figured out it was a Drimia of some sort. I guess we’re lucky that it can survive here although it certainly does have a mind of its own.
This November-born reader thanks you for this celebration of November and birthday greeting.
Happy Birthday!
A lovely …we did have fun with that plant didn’t we 💜💜💜
Because my mother passed shortly after it sprouted up, I tend to think this was a good-bye. She always liked a good laugh.
Well that’s a lovely thought 🤔😌😌
You have tomatoes in November. I suggest you smile.
I planted them in April! Someday I will realize that we don’t live in a good micro climate for growing veggies but … every spring I get the same delusion that perhaps this year my thumb will finally turn green.
It all started with, I have a dream….
In the past few years there have been celebrations added to my December. Birthdays of my son-in-law and two grandsons for example. They do brighten an otherwise dark and gloomy month.
A month of celebrations! I love it!
I meant November! Can I blame AutoCorrect?
Of course!
“… nothing particularly to interest me …”
And there it is in Loomings.
I have a copy of Moby Dick that belonged to my uncle. It was beautifully done – fully annotated – really an encyclopedia of time period. It’s one of a handful of books always within reach. My familiars.
Such an interesting plant 🪴
It’s a bewildering plant that’s for sure!
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There is an app that helps you identify the -bizzare- plants. Free and rather efficient. It’s called inatclassic. (I remembered another name… weird… stuff changes name overnight.)
My eldest daughter is from November.
Be good Jan.
Cool plant, Jan. Maybe it’s an agave of a type of yucca?
It’s snowed here already.
Be well!