The air is crisp, and even though the winds have yet to change direction, life in the city is punctuated by the sounds and the motion of birds busily grabbing for the autumn’s harvest, crows eagerly awaiting the moment of opportunity, and squirrels racing up and down the grooved bark to secret away their caches. We spent a fantastic evening tonight playing games with friends to the south, drinking good beer and laughing into the late hours until our sides ached.