Oktoberfest ended up being quite a wet one this year. After quickly finishing my 8 tokens on not-to-impressive beers, we decided it was a good idea to retreat. Meeting some friends at the Triangle we ended up having a pretty good night just hanging out, eventually heading to the George and Dragon to finish the night.

This was the first Oktoberfest that did not have the sun shining on me, and definitely the first that the sun was replaced with rain. Autumn, however, it is my favorite season. I welcome the constant changes throughout the two to three month stretch of time. The leaves, the smells, the fresh mountain like air, clean streets, open spaces on the bike rack of the bus, cozy afternoons with coffee in hand and loved ones engaged in quiet household dialog, concerts, harvest moons, halloween, thanksgiving, and the seasonal beers.

More photos at flickr, HERE