every year a new challenge

i have been doing STILL for almost ten years. And this year has been the hardest of all to meet my daily STILL commitment.  i have been asking myself why. and i think the answer, in a word, is medical. between my 85 year old mom, myself, and my daughter…it has been a year of doctor appointments and hospital stays. medical events are often not scheduled. so, more often than any time in the past ten years i find myself nearing the end of the day without a STILL subject to photograph. this autumn was generous with its extended display of fall leaves in unusual colors. i am the primary caregiver for my mom. she is having coronary surgery on monday. i’ll be spending a few nights at her house. so, if in the near future, you see a tardy post or two, you will know why. i have not gone away. my schedule is simply less predictable than usual. but i am here and will be back soon.

frost-bitten fall leaf