...... The first whiff of fall. That first night, windows open, and overnight temps drops into the low 50s. Heavy condensation heightens it as the moisture carries that first scent of early fallen leaf detritus.
Before the first round of storms two weeks ago it came close. Barometer dropped, temp dropped, and summer showed it's first signs of weakening. The sun is starting to lose strength as it's lowering angle of inclination and the decreasing photoperiod offer the 1, 2, punch. It takes months, for sure, but in Space Time, it's a blink of an eye. Certainly, we'll see 80's into duck season, but they're weaker and their dwindling strength is evident as the deer, black, and horse flies start sitting a bit too long and the swatting success goes up markedly.
Quite certain, as what seems like most years, my opener will involve sun screen and bug spray. With any luck there will be wind and the drag-in WPA I have in mind won't get too much attention.
My travel patterns for work will change this fall. Hope to open up some new grounds. Nothing better than driving to that next meeting or sales call with a brace of birds in the trunk.
An early teal season would be nice. Saw on another site that Alabama teal is Sept 10-25. Damn. Thinking about all the teal I've shot on certain years hard to believe there's enough that far south at the same time we're looking at YWD.
Lock and load. 6 weeks to go.