The temperatures are cooling down and the first snowflakes are perhaps just hours away on the north side of this small mountain in Maine,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

During the shorter darker days of November there can be a temptation to dream of warmer hours in the garden with fairy folk.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Though truly whatever season, the natural world is simply wonderful.