My mind is full of several things resembling a thought.
December 1, 09 Looking down Allerton toward San Carlos
Originally uploaded by Ghostly Penguin Display. And just like that we have reached the end of another yard almanac. The change from November to December is the most dramatic of the year on our street, as you'll no doubt glean from seeing all the months lined up.
You might not notice this unless you click "all sizes" and look at the largest versions of the photos but the 6 poppies that we planted in the spring have multiplied and taken over most of the front yard, as we had hoped they would. You might also notice that It's almost impossible for us to keep small plants alive in the backyard. I attribute this to a combination of lack of sunlight and invasion by squirrels and raccoons. We'll probably keep trying though, against the odds.
For posterity's sake and scientific study here are my 2007 and 2005 Mountain View almanacs again. (2005 is only 4 photos across and I'm not sure how to get it to display correctly in Flickr.)
For several years goldenmoonbear and I have had a tradition of watching the entire Back To The Future trilogy on Thanksgiving weekend. This year was the first year that we felt we had a suitable environment in which to invite other people to take part. Photographic evidence is here. It was so much fun that I'm already planning bigger festivities for next year with costumes, live music and maybe even a special appearance by Claudia Wells. But probably not.