I loved the way I could see the trees outside my window in the reflection of my tea. The color is long past now - I spent today trekking around a Disc Golf course covered in wet brown leaves for a tournament, and then we raked all the brown leaves off our lawn so that we can mow the lawn tomorrow. (FYI I am terrible at disc golf - my sister and I came in first in our division because we were the only ones in our division). As it gets colder I've been out on my bike less and less, mostly to my volunteer place and the YMCA.

One of my recent bike rides was to my parents' house for linner (too late to be lunch, too early to be dinner). It's about a 7.5 mile ride. The weather was great - I was actually too hot in the cardigan. Since I run I have a flourescent vest that lights up for night runs, so I packed that and attached it to my basket for the ride home since by that point it was getting dark.

I love my new boots! They are perfect for wearing over jeans or with sweater tights and they were great riding. Plus the chunkier heel makes for very comfortable walking.

The next pictures I post will involve coats, mittens and scarves I'm sure! Working up near the UMass campus I see a lot of college students biking and with the chill in the air there are a lot of kids biking around with their hoods up underneath their helmets. They look ridiculous but I bet they're warm!