Normally, every year I go and photograph the aspens in fall color, generally around Hope Valley. This year, the photographers’ posts are exceptionally varied. They basically say that it snowed already, the trees are confused and it looks like some of them might skip the color altogether and just fade to brown. It looks like the natural world is just as confused as the financial world. I think I’ll just go watch the cranes at the Cosumnes River Preserve – they have arrived and seem ready for whatever will happen.
So, will it be an early winter? An early winter for cold but not rain? A dry year or a deluge? Will the stock market recover in time for the holiday season, or will we all get lumps of coal? Only time will tell.