Wild weather

We watched a dramatic sunset last night. The setting sun lit up the colorful trees against incoming black storm clouds. It made irresistible (almost Biblical) lighting for photography.

I ran outside with my camera, although there isn't much to photograph except other people's houses. I did get this shot of our neighbor's tree against the black sky. And there's no Photoshop trickery going on here.

We were happy to be sitting down to our turkey chili about the time the sleet and hail started, causing misery for thousands of rush-hour freeway commuters.

The fall foliage has been especially beautiful this year, but now the wind will put an quick end to that. There's heavy snow forecast for the mountains this weekend-- just rain for us. The mulching is finally done for the winter, and the weary gardener gets a few months off.