Right on schedule, which is unusual for here, it’s pouring and will continue through the day, night, and probably into tomorrow.  Misu and I welcomed it out in the field, where I could see the front moving in and feel the anticipation of the trees.  The wind whipped up, leaves began seriously falling, and it finally began to act like early Fall.  For a change, the meteorological Big Green Blob is parked directly over TN.  And Misu the blobcat is happily parked on my office floor to wait it out.

Here are some seasonal textures and colors just before the rain.