…upon the Puget Sound basin. A few deciduous-tree leaves have already begun to turn color. A graceful, tasteful cloud cover has provided its natural sunscreen the past several mornings. Temperatures have become, well, more temperate. And sundown is again greeting us before 8 p.m. It’s a wonderful time to be alive in this, thankfully hurricane-free, segment of the globe.

And the perfect accessory for autumnal living has arrived. I speak, of course, of the fabulous new Belltown Messenger newspaper. It’s a small one, but packed with infotainment at its most infotaining, including three (count ’em) text pieces and seven glorious b/w photos by yrs. truly. Pick one up at a dropoff spot near you, or read online.