another victim of the cold wind

today is another blustery, confused, typical fall day in new england. it began yesterday when the wind picked up and the clouds blew in. thick, yellow clouds bringing spotty bits of rain and gloom. they raced across the sky hastily and left the occasional clearing of sunlit atmosphere, allowing the sun time to highlight the apparent peak of foliage. playing cruel jokes, it would send giant droplets of rain - hurling themselves towards earth even as the sun attempted to warm our faces. rainbows shot across horizons and it was unclear whether i should run to my car seeking cover or take my time. the evening progressed and the clouds grew darker, slinking in close to the ground in blankets of fog. the wind howled in over the ocean and picked a particular pitch with which to howl, so as to sound scarily ominous. lights flickered and dimmed while the numerous remains of trees scattered about frantically, at the whim of anothers' will.