Iris with a goldfish backdrop

It is rainy today and will be getting colder. We haven't turned off the waterfall in the pond, so we are going to do that this week some time.  Today I have to get my car inspected, have an oil change and have my snow tires put on. I'm not really ready for winter, but I'm looking forward to the holidays. At least the build up to Christmas is always fun. Christmas day is kind of "eh" usually, I'm not sure why. Maybe it's built-up expectations, I don't know. Martha and I were talking about this last night. We both feel the same way.