It has been a week of perfect autumnal weather, the kind of September weather I used to envy when we lived in South Florida, and we had months to go before we would get any relief from relentless heat. It's been the kind of weather where we have warm/hot days followed by cool nights and misty mornings. There's rain here and there, but nothing that disrupts plans.
Yesterday I drove home, and during an hour drive, I had blazing sun, a brief rain that took visibility to near zero, and clouds of all sorts. We headed to a nearby brewery where our neighborhood group was having one of our get togethers. I'm the person in charge of planning get togethers for the neighborhood, so I was pleased at how many people came. I chose the brewery that has a covered sitting area outdoors, the one that has the most outdoor space under cover.
The picture gives you a sense of the outdoor area--but what you only get a glimpse of is the uncovered outdoor area, which is as big as the covered area, with picnic tables (some with umbrellas, some not). It's a great space.
There was a food truck, but they only offered Philly cheesesteak sandwiches, which is not my thing. But they had the most delicious fries I've had in a long, long time. It helped that we got them the moment they were out of the fryer.
This morning, I'll go for a shorter walk than usual. I'm being observed this morning in my English 101 class, so I want to give myself plenty of travel time. I'm not stressed about the observation itself, which is a nice change of pace. I know that the people in charge are not looking for a reason to get rid of me, and that's not always been the case in my teaching life. But I don't want traffic to snarl up my headspace, so I'll give myself extra travel time.
Here's a photo from Monday's walk, in which the mist enthralled me, and I stopped to get the perfect photo to go with the haiku I composed while I walked. I'll post the haiku-like creation below the photo:
composed of early bird song
baptism by fog
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