Cloudless skies, full moon, temperatures in the low seventies, the beginnings of fall foliage, Halloween in a neighborhood that is known for Halloween, a moderate steady wind == a perfect weekend, especially after all the rain we’ve had.

Really, Ed and have caught ourselves skipping this weekend, it was so nice.

Halloween was great, we had hundreds of trick-or-treaters as usual. It’s actually pretty nice here, we get extra police coverage, and they (with the historic district’s approval) shut down the trick-or-treating at 9pm, so we don’t get the bored high school kids looking for trouble *.  At that point, we walked down two blocks to a party at a friends’ house.

Today we went for a bike ride, and then rode the motorcycle over to the lake to go sailing. This was our best day sailing yet. Perfect weather, so pretty. Wish everyone was here.

*I have been impressed here that there is never any Halloween vandalism. People put out expensive displays and decorations, and especially pumpkins. I have never seen a smashed pumpkin in Dallas.