I never get tired of the late afternoon light in our dining room.

Outdoor living, perhaps.

That private parking spot from yesterday didn’t last long.

Suspect this is leftover from the game, or maybe some have just taken to reserving their favorite parking spots.

One of our favorite spots closed suddenly a few years ago, nothing has taken up its space downtown.

We took down some trees a few years ago but didn’t have the stumps ground out. One of them has been decaying at a satisfying rate, giving life to new weeds.

Athens has a great coffee and cars event, first Saturday of the month, usually at the Jittery Joe’s Roaster. It is the most eclectic group of cars you could imagine, including an ex-U.S. Marine Corps International Scout this month, complete with earplugs hanging on the steering column

The mix runs from the occasional muscle car (I usually bring my non-muscular Mustang, but something is wrong in the motor and I am afraid to investigate), to a lot of air cooled Porsches (two 356s this month), VW Vanagons, old Mercedes-Benz SLs, a Ford GT, couple of Ferraris, a lovely black and forest green MG TC and the Sunbeam Rapier droptop below.

Something for everyone.

Barriers have been scattered across campus and the email warnings about parking on campus are filling inboxes … it must be time for football.