October brings us deeper into autumn's shift.

Each leaf explodes in an encore of color before falling.

Trees empty themselves. Earlier darkness dominates the sky.

Dad was cleaning out his mahogany desk recently… And I scored big time.

Some of these small items were from my Dad's teen years in Pennsylvania in the 1950s 

and 60s while others were from the beginning of his Wall Street career in the mid-to-late 1970s.

I'm particularly fond of the fact that a leather "Key-Tainer" was a sophisticated men's accesory.

I saw more than one brilliant winter sunset from a fantastic vantage point.

Scott and I shopped and then had a blast with Kristen (and many others) for her birthday...

Yes, this pretty much summed up the whole evening of food and fun.

I enjoyed looking at a cool vintage 1940s sailor (in ceramic form) from my friend Steve.

I was amused by some worn-out looking character cupcakes at a diner.

Scott played Bodhisattva on my couch as we watched movies.

I gleaned some wisdom from a print on the wall of a restaurant lobby.

I captured a sliver of sunset unretouched (above) and then tweaked and filtered it (below)...

I accepted an Instagram Photo Challenge whose subject line was "Timeless"...

I used it to take a few moments to commemorate some timeless (and precious) family artifacts.

I let the sun's warmth shine through my windshield despite the bitter arctic temperatures.