dedenial - that's my name, don't wear it out...

I am unwilling to accept that winter is coming - completely ignoring the fact that it is suppose to snow tomorrow - refusing to turn on my heater (because that would be giving in and that "first time you turn on the heater" smell would be a constant reminder) - sitting in my basement with 3 shirts and a light sweatshirt on (no jackets, that too, would show signs of defeat) - disregarding the upcoming weather forecast (Sat - hi 40, Sun - hi 37) - I will not finish harvesting my garden or cut down my flowers...however, Murphy's Law has an uncanny ability to constantly laugh in my face SO maybe if I crank the heater, winterize my yard, grab a cozy blanket and sit and wait...the snow won't come, it will stay warm! However...if Murphy knows you are doing these things on purpose to contradict him, does he throw the Law at you in the opposite form? probably.
Trying to stay optimistic, Chase and I decided to go to the park - to of course let him play, but more importantly to work on
Carin's October Photo Challenge (textures)!

It was freezing!!! For the first 3 minutes Chase didn't care about the weather and happily ran around...

he was so excited to go down the slide and play on the swingsuntil about minute 4 -then he realized his hands were frozen and he couldn't touch any of the equipment and the air was much to cold on his face when swinging back and forth

by minute 8 - this is what I was dealing with. Needless to say, in 12 minutes total time, we drove to the park, played, drove back home and were sitting on the couch warming up hands!
I took a total of 18 pictures (and accidentally deleted one) - just in case you were wondering, that is not worth a freezing cold trip to the park!!! However, I love a good challenge, so I played around with the pictures I captured abusingly took, with this free texture!
(I have a feeling that this won't be the last textured picture you see from me this month - it is fun, addictingly so!)