On climatic dissonance and a new water year

With images of the confusing Western weather and a dire warning

In the Gunnison River Valley in Western Colorado, cottonwoods are still green and some cornfields still haven’t been harvested. Jonathan P. Thompson photo.

The autumn-afternoon ache comes on as I pilot the Silver Bullet past the undulating fields south of Dove Creek. The feeling of regret, melancholy, nostalgia, and relief infuses both senses and mind e…