Snow at last

We awoke this morning to a silent and beautiful tableau, light flakes falling softly on crunchy leaves.
Just last week autumn had arrived. Now winter has come, though not in force. The snowfall was mostly gone by early afternoon. TMC is in the midst of finals and I have mostly resigned myself to being unemployed through the holidays. On Wednesday I attended a talk by Paul Dietrich of financial advising fame and his take on the future was none too rosy. Nobody is hiring save for very temporary, throwaway gigs, and it looks like this winter is going to be a terrible one for our economy. Tika the Dog continues to relax and integrate herself into our home. The possibility of building a greenhouse to grow our own produce stays in the back of my mind. Everyone I talk to is nervous and worried about the future. Mr. Obama has his work cut out for him.