It seems my time to sit and draw as grown very sparse. I did get a close look at the clover growing between rocks near our back patio. The autumn air is crisp and refreshing. The leaves crunch. The clouds of starlings have left the neighborhood– only stragglers remain on telephone wires. I saw a cardinal today as we walked. He was so red against chartreuse and yellow locust leaves. I need to buy some sunflower seeds so that I can see him at my window. I’m glad he will stay to brighten the gray skies of winter.