Now Its Dark

Just a post of no particular significance:

Now that the heat and haze are done from the latest summer assault, the sky is again clear.  It's amazing how the seasonal changes begin to accelerate this time of year.  Even though summer is still at full strength, nature is already foreshadowing fall.  5 AM is now completely dark and feels much different than just a week ago.  The air is thin and cool.  Jupiter has left the Eastern sky.  And this morning marks my reaquaintance with the Hunter.  I got my first prominent sighting of the year as I watched Orion rise along with a slivering Moon and Venus over the Eastern trees, trailed closely by (a much gentler) Dawn Light.