The problem with fall is that eventually all the leaves fall. Strong winds are making short work of the colors and "leaving" us to ponder another leaf-removing job before winter settles in.

Photo by Mike Fak (Click on picture for larger image.)

It wasn't much of a rain last night, but the weather was enough to help nature dress up the skies a bit. This rainbow was photographed from the CCA offices on Keokuk Street.

Photo by Jessica Eynon (Click on picture for larger image.)

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King Carl XVI Gustaf holds a press conference Thursday at the conclusion of his annual elk hunt in the woods of Hunneberg in southwest Sweden. The king made a short comment about a book entitled "Carl XVI Gustaf -- The reluctant monarch," reportedly providing a rare and detailed look into the king's private life, including details of love affairs, wild parties with Swedish models and connections to the underworld.

AP photo by Erik Abel

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This July 26, 1994, file photo shows Detroit Tigers manager Sparky Anderson smiling as he looks out from the dugout prior to the start of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners in Detroit. Anderson died Thursday in Thousand Oaks, Calif. He was 76. 

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