What I really like about October is the subtle fragrance of prairie grass which emerges around the middle of the month. October is an "inverted" April, a month also known for seasonal fragrances. In the first week of October in 2001, the United States waged its first post-9/11 retaliatory strike. On that same day in 1914, October 7, 1914, Ludwig Wittgenstein was on a ship sailing towards Russia amid the threat of being fired on. He feels his death is imminent. Over 50 years into the future, The Beatles were in the studio on October 7, 1968, recording The White Album, after a "fragrant" trip to India earlier that year. In October 2003, the Chicago Cubs were in playoffs for the first time since the 1940s. The last time they won the pennant was 1908. In October 2005, The White Sox won the World Series with the victory parade taking place on October 28. 7 years later on October 28, 2012, Hurricane Sandy was bearing down on New York. As in all the months, climate change was becoming obvious, either with very cold or very warm temperatures in Chicago. It snowed on Halloween in 2019, a first impression in my lifetime in Chicago.