Not much in the way of leaves left on the trees--and we don't get much in the way of snow. Luckily the bark and lichen are beautiful in their own right. #Nature

I’m making this face a lot today. How’s your day going? #CoSoWriters

It's a baking day at la Casa Bryant today. I'm making my holiday challah and my house smells so good! (The kid wants to be able to take some to school for their non-Jewish friends to try, so I'm making it early). Do you bake anything special for your winter holidays?

Scenes from #todayswalk It’s still beautiful, even when the leaves have fallen and the sky is cloudy. I call that tree “ the whistling tree” because it reminds me of a character from the old Peanuts cartoons with its lips thrust out to whistle.

Last night's moon as seen from my front stoop. Isn't she lovely?

#mischiefmanaged hey, a girl’s got to get her fun where she can. (yes, I really did this at work today.) (that’s what I get for making me go into the office)

Having one of those weeks where it's hard to be productive. Not sure if it's my ADD or if the world is the problem, but the end result is a scattered Samantha. So a reminder for me (and you, too, if you need it), that's it's okay not to be productive all the time.

Maybe it’s because I used to always go to the festival of lights at the Cincinnati zoo, but fancy light displays really put me in the holiday mood.

So I was happy to get to go back to the Chinese lantern festival this year. We went on sensory night so that the kid could join us without getting stressed out. Smaller crowds, lower volume music, reduced flashing lights, and a quiet area in case we needed it. Not to mention lots of happy children with noise canceling headphones. It was lovely.

First frost I’ve seen in North Carolina so far. Isn’t it pretty?

Uhoh. Looks like I’ve got writer’s block. It’s okay though. Don’t send help. #CoSoWriters #cosodogs

This is why my favorite coffeeshop is my favorite. Besides the great coffee and excellent pastries, they also have absurd comics. What do your favorite places offer?

It was dim and rainy here today, and too busy for my liking, especially on the last day of my little fall vacation. At least Mother Nature was watching out for me, and sent this beauty to my yard. #NaturePhotography #Nature #fall

It's been a minute since I did a reading roundup. #CoSoReaders What have you been reading lately? https://samanthadunawaybryant.blogspot.com/2022/11/my-reading-life-since-july.html

Don't forget your punctuation this #Thanksgiving Commas save lives! #Grammar #CoSoHumor

Well darn it. Christmas and Chanukah overlap this year. (I like it better when they don't). Any other folks here who celebrate both in their households? How do you balance it? #CoSoHolidays

I'm continuing to work on the 5th and final Menopausal Superhero novel as my NaNoWriMo project, and I'm happy to say that I'm feeling like I'm getting somewhere at long last. Ran across this little teaser I made when book 2 was new. Interesting where Walter and Jessica have ended up now! #CoSoWriters

Kiddo still sick. We’re trying the nap with a dog cure.

We've got a sick kiddo in la Casa Bryant--the flu :-( So that changes our weekend plans a bit. What's your favorite "this makes me feel better" trick?

Mushroom seen on today’s walk. I think it looks like a cookie. Or maybe I just want a cookie. #CoSoNature

Ah! Fall in the southern United States, where the plants aren’t sure if they should die back or bloom again.