In my distant childhood it was legal to burn piles of dead autumn leaves, and I remember the scent of the smoke.

This week that kind of smoke was in the air, bringing back memories.
Sadly it was the consequence of a wildfire on the steep slope of a nearby mountain.
Today we have rain, which is an answer to prayer,
as it will at least clear the smoke from the air
(there is a light wind as well).

With the rain come much colder temperatures,
and the higher elevations may get some wet snow.