There was heavy fog this morning that lifted and gave way to clear blue skies. The light was pretty dramatic while it all was happening.

And a variation on the first image.

We don’t get much foliage out here in corn country, but we do get colors of a different sort.

Cats and chairs, too.

Oktoberfest starts today in München. Pricey beer, this year. Almost $13 for a liter mug. Wow.

Webcam

Ups and Downs of the Week

Fall Weather – I love the warm days, but the foreboding skies and cold, rainy days can be an ominous sign of the coming winter.

Red Sox – They won tonight to keep their heads above water, but they’re dangerously close to playing golf in October instead of baseball.

Clumsiness Part II – So it turns out my sprained ankle is really an avulsion fracture where the tendon pulled a piece of bone out of place. No wonder my ankle and foot are still swollen and turning ugly colors.

Split second before the swat. Miss Cal doesn’t like cameras in her face.

I knew she was possessed.

Wally loves the porch.

And Phoebe loves boxes.

And Sarah’s chair.

Fall Weather – Warmish days and gloriously cool nights. I love it.

Red Sox – They’re still losing. They’ve lost the last 3 series and aren’t looking too sharp against the TB Rays in this series. And the Rays are closing fast in the Wild Card standings. If the Sox don’t turn this around soon, they could rival the 2007 Mets for the biggest September collapse in recent memory.

Clumsiness – I was walking out to my car on Tuesday and didn’t see a depression in the parking lot. I twisted my ankle severely and went down hard. The next day my ankle was the size of a football and turning purple. Nothing is broken or torn, but I won’t be running a marathon anytime soon.

New Toys – Besides my new flash, I picked up a remote flash kit so I can put my flash unit somewhere else and trigger it from the camera. That allows me to shoot from one side of the subject while the flash lights the other.