Last Light. Japanese Maple

Don't be deceived--it's not autumn yet, just the low rays of the sun coming over the neighbor's roof, bam!, into the little potted maple tree. I'm very fond of that tree--I grew it from a stick. 

Definitely cooler today. There is a wildfire in the mountains south of us, near Tassajara, the Zen retreat in the Ventana wilderness. Fingers crossed that it's contained soon.