November is over, and it has been a tough month for me in many ways. More mentally than anything.

This autumn, unfortunately, hadn’t seen me at the best place mentally. I’ve been feeling tired – something that increased with the change from summer to normal time at the end of October. Being busy at work didn’t help me either.

The beginning of the month, at least, somewhat mitigated the gloom with nice weather – a lot of colors and sunshine were welcome. Some days felt almost summer-like. I took some photos in the park near my workplace (one below) and more on my hiking trip the first weekend (coming later in a separate post).

Then, it turned to a lot of rain, and the short, gloomy days were a perfect match for my mood. I’ve been trying – and failing – to regain my passion for creative hobbies, and as you probably noticed, even my presence here took a major hit. I had to skip one hike because I was needed elsewhere to sort out some formalities for the hiking club (where we’re also facing some smaller but tough-to-solve issues). The next weekend was rainy, and it was way too muddy to go to the hills.

With some indirect encouragement, I managed to take things in a better way at the end of the month instead of trying to power through everything and hoping for the best. That led to some improvement. Around that time, the weather here changed towards winter, including the first snow, which was quite early. Once again, I took some photos in the park once the sprinkle of snow hit the lowland towns.

After that, I finally got to hiking again – and after 3-week break, I wasn’t bothered at all by the light snow and not always so light wind. But that’ll be shared soon in a monthly hiking post.

Right now, I’m feeling better, though my inspiration is still nowhere to be found (aside from one random dream). I hope the early winter will give me a chance to enjoy the snow and maybe clear my mind some more, so I can get back on track with my other pursuits.