An extra walk today; Ryan invited me along when I unexpectedly came home a little earlier than planned this afternoon, this time a return to the top of Memorial Bluff as the evening light set in, the blue hour. A cluster of birds in the trees, a helicopter cutting a sky's path, five other big-dogs in the woods, milkweed lit up by the setting sun. More pictures of our stroll in this post.

Ten o'clock is such a wonderful time for a walk--the neighborhood is quiet, just a few 'morning!' waves, the rush to work and school is done, the sun is perfectly clear, the air brisk. Brilliant red of amur maples in the boulevards.