November in Lund

I am coming to the end of my time here in Lund, with less than four weeks left. The time seems to have slipped by, as have the hours of sunlight and the warmer winds of summer and early fall.
















The leaves on the trees have lost their bright fall colors, and have begun their process of turning rejoining soil. The bare trees are beautiful silhouetted against the grey sky that looks like it is about to dump snow on us, but has yet to do so.












There is still some green that has managed to stick around despite the cold weather and it sticks out among the browns and grays that seem to have taken over the town.













I now understand why there are so many colorful houses and bright lights around. The sun is definitely showing itself less these days, starting to set at around 3:30, and I know it is only going to get darker in this last month that I am here.

This past weekend the city of Lund was lit up to bring in the holiday season. There are candles in practically every window downtown, and decorative lights are strung across all of the shopping streets. Somehow, even though the cold winds are sweeping across the streets and freezing my nose off, the lights everywhere make me feel warmer and even happy to be outside in the cold.







Sitting in a café and letting a latte warm me from the inside while surrounded by fantastic friends seems like the perfect activity in these cold and dark late-November days.












Sarah, Maria and I spent hours in Café Ariman the other day reading, knitting, writing and discussing our futures, while slowly sipping our over-priced drinks. It is going to be hard to leave this amazing place!