The Tells Of Approaching Winter

    Autumn came without fanfare - just the usual streets-littered-with-dead-leaves and frost coated windshields. 

   People started flipping collars up as they walked down the windswept streets, and young men, those who had spent the summer clean-shaven, sported scruff on their faces that would soon become full-blown beards. Women of all ages sported scarves and leggings, and even the pets seemed to get fluffier.

   Oh, and the Padres lost the Pennant series to the Phillies.