Time moving on

Guess what time of year it is?

Here's a hint. The picture is from last year, but it could have been taken last night at the football game.



The big difference is that this picture was taken last October. I dug out these gloves from the bottom of my camera bag at the game I was at last night--Sept. 8. And with good reason.

It had been warm here and a little on the humid side but not bad at all. Thursday night, our buddies in Canada sent us a cold front, and it went through here Friday morning, with a little wind and a little rain (not much of either). The temperature stayed in the 50s most of the day and was dipping into the 40s during the game. With a cool breeze from the north, I considered myself wise to take along my late fall/early winter jacket. But I forgot about gloves.

For most of the first half, I stuck my paws inside my pockets when they weren't needed for writing or manipulating camera controls. Otherwise I tried to keep them out of the breeze.

Then I remembered the gloves. They are called hunting gloves, and I keep them stashed at the bottom of my camera bag. The reason I like them: The fingers only go up halfway, so I can write into my notebook fairly well and work with the camera. That's also why hunters use them. (Others use mitts with a flap over the fingers, so they can slip their fingers in and out as needed.) I don't hunt, so that's my guess anyway.

I also wore a baseball cap, mainly because I didn't think it would be that cool. Next time, I have to take a knit cap along, so my ears will stay warmer.

These temperatures are in town way early. The leaves haven't changed very much yet. Tonight, we're supposed to get a killing frost--it could fall into the upper 20s. Some areas out of town had a good frost this morning, and it will be colder tonight.

The sun was out today, temps in the low 60s. But the sky is clear with no wind, so the temps will fall quickly once the sun exits. And it's exiting sooner and sooner each day.

Anyway, it's been a busy week, which is normal in fall. I did some writing (for here), but nothing is finished yet. One post is with pictures, but I haven't finished working on them yet. A few other distractions, too. Wife and I will likely watch a movie tonight.

The NFL season starts on Sunday (outside of that Thursday night game), and David will come over here. We'll watch together and see how badly the Packers get beat by the Bears.