november

No sun - no moon! 

No morn - no noon -
No dawn - no dusk - no proper time of day.
No warmth, no cheerfulness, no healthful ease,
No comfortable feel in any member -
No shade, no shine, no butterflies, no bees,
No fruits, no flowers, no leaves, no birds! -
November!
Thomas Hood (born May 23, 1799 died May 3,1845)

This pretty much sums up my feelings about the month of November. September and October I mourn the passing of the days. November I am thankful the days progress quickly. Now I know it was a beautiful morning and evening today and Artemis finally had the big AC72 in the water, hull and wing combined, but I miss the long days of summer, the camping trips, the evening bicycle rides. Baseball season ends, fishing season ends, the garden declines and the "holidays" loom on the horizon.