Purple Aster

A cold front blew in about 8 am, with 10-20 mph winds (16-32 kph) from the north and dark skies not making outdoors photos easy.  This is a flash assisted photo from camera left to add light, help freeze the subject, and add drama to the photo.

Smart:  I took a plastic bag to cover the camera in case it started raining.
Not so smart: camera battery went dead and did not bring the spare battery.

Usual walking around garb of tee shirt and shorts did not cut it today, too cold!