A Ray of Sunshine in November: Small Joys, Foggy Views, and the Quest to Keep Mango Plants Alive
Today, I woke up to one of those rare, beautiful November mornings—a crisp, sunny start with a light mist hovering over the ponds and hills at the golf course nearby. We’ve had some much-needed rain; the garden soil was cracked and thirsty, and with the sprinklers packed up for the season, this rainfall was just what we needed. But today’s sunlight mixed with mist? It was like something out of a dream. Naturally, I ran outside barefoot to try and capture it… which might have been optimistic, given my, let’s say, “enthusiastic” but not-so-skillful photography. The pictures? Well, let’s just say they don’t quite match the breathtaking sight. A real “bummer” moment! Just as I was about to give up, my daughter peeked outside, her eyes widening. “Wow,” she whispered. I looked again, and the mist had turned into a thick blanket of fog! Now, instead of that clear view, the whole golf course was lost in a beautiful white haze, with just a few trees visible and everything else vanished. I could...