Oh Poor Me!

That may need a bit of "translation" for those of you from other countries. This comment really means the opposite, that I have access to something quite wonderful.

 Here is the view I see these mornings over breakfast. The autumn colors are coming in quite beautifully. This view is over Shepard Road and over two sets of train tracks. One would never know! Right now we get just a glimpse of an old brick house up on the bluff. When the leaves fall off the house becomes more prominent and I still have a great view.

This evening I went for a walk about 7 PM. Now the darkness is coming at that time, but the temperature this evening was still close to 80 degrees ( 26 C for those of you measure temperature that way).

Here is one view of the river this evening. In many ways it is surprising how wild and noncommercial the river is at this point.

And another. There is a building in the upper left of the photo with a blinking light. That is the 1st National Bank building. For many years it was traditional that the color of this light told one the weather forecast. Now it simply blinks in red, keeping the traditional a bit alive.

Hope you enjoy a little bit of Minnesota autumn.