You can feel it!

You step out the door in the morning and it is there. The first day of fall. Summer is over. The morning is crisp. For Houston it was September 16th this year. It was a day I was driving to Austin. You go to a meeting and folks are talking about how great it was to take the dog on a walk. Joggers have an immeasurable boost of energy. The sky is blue and the Texas Purple Sage is in full bloom. It is time to dine outdoors. You can walk back to your hotel wearing your tie and jacket in the evening and not break a sweat.

A few weeks ago the bats were cartwheeling in the sky as they fed above the tree line in the breaking dawn. The hummingbirds came searching for nectar so you know the new season is coming. You watch the aerial combat as the hummingbirds defend their feeders but the windows are dripping with condensation so you are still living in the tropics. The hurricanes are still churning the warm waters far out to sea.

Now the dew point is 70 degrees and there is a cold front that almost dropped into Texas. Tailgaters, fire up your smokers and tap your kegs! Let's get ready for some football!

Hook'em horns!