Thursday, September 23, 2010

Last Day of Summer/First Day of Autumn (Almost)

Wednesday, September 22, 2010. Hummingbirds, if they had any sense, will have evacuated central Minnesota by now. I haven't seen any at my feeder this week: and the ones I saw before that seemed to be pulling their heads down between their shoulders. Or where their shoulders would be. I'm keeping my 'eye on the street' webcam going, though: There's still a bit to see at Ash and South 9th.


Whatever's being built at Fairlane Drive and South 12th is taking shape. There are a few posts above ground level now. September 22, 2010.


Same place, different angle. September 22, 2010.

Today - tonight, actually - is the autumn equinox, so summer is more-or-less officially over and autumn begun. Some of the trees around town jumped the gun and started turning early.


Let's not call that "overcast." It's a day with indirect lighting. September 22, 2010.


South Ash Street: This tree puts on a pretty good show, most years. I caught it just past peak, I think. September 22, 2010.


Closer to downtown: An early adapter, I suppose you could call that yellow tree. September 22, 2010.


There are a few autumnal trees near the end of Sinclair Lewis Avenue: but mostly I was getting a picture of the clouds. September 22, 2010.


Back on South Ash. September 22, 2010.

I went out this afternoon to get a few photos - and get a look at the sky. We'd been promised heavy rain: which seems to be going well to our south. Can't say that I'm disappointed.


Fairlane Drive, looking toward the Central Minnesota Federal Credit Union building. Around mid-afternoon, it looked like we really would get rain. Turned out to be a no-show, though. September 22, 2010.

I've been a big distracted this week - since really early Friday morning, actually, when a pipe burst in the laundry room. Things could have been a lot worse. I've been writing about what's been happening in my personal blog.

2 comments:

  1. Word is that new construction near Coborn's is going to be an O'Reilly Auto Parts store.

    Great autumn tree pictures!

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  2. sabrinabeans,

    Thanks for the word about O'Reilly Auto Parts - It should be a good location for them.

    And, thanks much for the good words about the pictures. It's one of the prime seasons for photos around here.

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