mackerel Skies...

There is an old New England adage that says:

    Mackerel skies and mare's tails,
      Bring big ships, with low sails. 

There were no mare's tails with these mackerel skies on the first day of fall, and the National Weather Service doesn't predict squalls or hurricanes for South Dakota this week, so we'll just admire the patterns that Ma Nature decided to create today.