About the homeless...

Here in Puerto Rico we have homeless, of course, and beggars in the streets. I didn't remember, however, or hadn't realized, how difficult life is for these souls once fall and winter begin. While I was in Washington, the temperature dropped to around 45 degrees F. I was warm and comfy with my crocheted cowl, beret, and mittens. Not so the homeless I saw.

It must really be hard to live like that when temperatures drop to freezing. In our nation's capital I saw men and women sleeping on benches, under trees, and almost anywhere. Not too many, but one IS too many. I didn't feel comfortable. However, when I was to give them some of my warm articles, I coudn't find any. Weird.

Anyway, this holiday season, think about donating warm hats, mittens, socks, scarves, etc, to local shelters, or to the people you see down the street. It's only the Christian thing to do.

DC & back...

So many thoughts crossed my mind as I boarded the plane that would take me first to Miami then to Washington DC. The excitement of seeing my husband again, whom I hadn't seen for a full day, and seeing DC in the fall. I also wondered and prayed that my mom would be well taken care of.

The flight to Miami was calm & normal. I was able to crochet four scrunchies. The flight to DC was totally different. The last hour of the flight was almost full of moderate turbulence...not nice. Here's a picture of what that looks like:

Yep, that's what turbulence looks like. A large, white fluff. Which means buckle up & go to sleep. I tried to go to sleep, but had a small child behind me kicking my backrest. Not good...

Anyway, as we approached DC, the landscape was more visible. What do you know?, I was able to see trees of all colors ! So gorgeous!

You will be able to see more pics on my Flicker & on Picasa sites. To be continued...