A brief history of my day

Woke up to the news that my hero had passed away.  He may have been just a part of time's brief history, but he inspired so many on so many levels.  Goodbye S. Hawking.  I managed a quick pic before the rain came down and the wind began to howl. I'm not sure if this is an acer or a prunus, but it has been peeling beautifully all winter.  Afternoon we went on a quest for future holiday wheels, it p**sed down all the while, but we saw what we wanted.