There are two weather phenomena that, despite not being unique to October, deserve thought in this calendar square: wind and fog.

Typically, the winds grow wild here at the west end of the Columbia River Gorge this time of year. We get gusty and sometimes sustained winds the local meteorologists decided years ago would be called The Cohos. No one calls them this. But, as with everything else in the world, they are not really behaving as normal this year and we’ve only seen them one or two days thus far.

The other, slightly more cooperative weather phenomena is the fog. She was here this morning, a thick shroud of cold damp that hides all the mysteries of the season and also most of the garbage truck that was parked across Burnside at about 25th early this morning. Be careful out there, friends. There’s no telling what else she conceals.