October is the Sky

I left the house at about 5:00pm yesterday to meet Sarah and Ingrid for dinner at the Basketmakers. I had worked on a drawing all day so this was the first time I left the house.
The sky was October - it summed up everything about this month, It was a deep blue, and that blue ribbed with clouds. The sun was low in the sky, a sleepy gold that made shadows look like being eight years old and looking forward to Hallowe'en. It was still too warm (I had to take my jacket off within five minutes of leaving) but there was a coolness - somewhere - in the air.