Fall has officially arrived here

This evening marks the arrival of fall in northern California - signaled by the fact that my evening dog walk with Taylor tonight was accompanied by a constant light rain. Fortunately, I was prepared: gore-tex shoes, pants, jacket and hat were all in place.

On the positive side, it probably means that I won't need to do as much lawn sprinkling any more this year, which gets fairly expensive in the mid-summer months.