Fall has always been Alayne's and my favorite season, and wow, did we ever move to the right place for autumn colors! I took these photos on Saturday morning, looking east towards the pond and the White Mountains beyond. (What a difference a couple of weeks makes -- compare this to the photo I posted on September 16!)
Here's the hill called Tug Mountain behind us:
I don't think we're even at peak yet, because some of the trees are only now starting to turn.
But everywhere I look here, we have trees that are just ablaze with colors. Here's a close-up of another group near the pond:
I made these photos larger than usual for posting, so to see them in a bigger version, just click on them. Enjoy the scenery -- we certainly are!
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This is so beautiful!!!!!
Posted by: Shirley * James/Portland, OR | September 28, 2010 at 06:36 PM
Thanks for sharing the pictures. Absolutely beautiful foliage and mountains!
Posted by: Ann | September 28, 2010 at 05:31 AM
Fall in New England, doesn't get much better! Your photos are beautiful. The sights, sounds and smells bring back so many memories! Enjoy making new memories!!
Posted by: Doe George | September 27, 2010 at 10:54 PM
Ah, the thrill of fall in New England! My first husband (now deceased) and I grew up in Ohio and southern New Jersey so we were relatively used to beautiful fall colors. However, on a trip to hike and camp in the fall in NH, we were astounded at the exquisite colors in VT and NH. Words simply cannot describe the beauty to be found in the foliage in New England in the fall. We ate dinner in Bennington, VT just as dusk was settling in. While waiting for our meal to reach our table, we were purchasing post cards--rejecting some that seemed "too gaudy". Too gaudy? The next morning the sun was out and the postcard colors were, indeed, NOT too gaudy. Please enjoy the colors. Thanks for sending the pictures.
Thanks for sending all the pictures and comments you do on the blogs. My husband and I really enjoy them.
Phyllis Snow
Posted by: Phyllis Snow | September 27, 2010 at 04:16 PM
Being new to the east with horses, beware of the red maples. The leaves whether fresh or dried are extremely toxic to horses. We lost our beautiful boy to red maple toxicity here in North Carolina. Keep up the good work you do.
Posted by: Suzie Scholten | September 27, 2010 at 02:52 PM
How beautiful. Your first New England autumn will be memorable I am sure. Enjoy.
I must say that the MT autumn colors are pretty spectacular in the Kalispell area where our son used to live. I'm missing MT, can you tell? ;-)
Congrates on the #2 position. It is just one position away from #1!!
Posted by: Evelyn | September 27, 2010 at 01:00 PM
Thank you for the beautiful photos. Even though we get the same colored foliage here in New Jersey, I don't live where there are mountains in the view! How very lovely.
Posted by: Barb Ribinski | September 27, 2010 at 12:39 PM
I have not been able to travel to the part of the country you are in, although I have been all over the rest of the United States. Have always wanted to see the trees changing - thank you so much for posting these beautiful pictures. If I do get up that way (and I will) I will most certainly visit the beautiful RDR!!!
Posted by: Angela | September 27, 2010 at 12:19 PM
Ahhhhh! Don't you just love New Hampshire.
Posted by: Becky in Bedford NH | September 27, 2010 at 12:12 PM
Oh such beauty! I wish all the animals could see them, but would they appreciate them?? Maybe it is just a human thing. Enjoy them while they last, lucky you.
Posted by: Anne in Florida | September 27, 2010 at 11:58 AM
Thanks so much for sharing those beautiful autumn tree colours! That's something I really miss living this far south. (I'm only about 70 miles from the Gulf of Mexico, so if there are any leaf changes, they are few and far between.) I have a distant cousin that lives in VT that I visited one Sept. & really enjoyed hiking around. She lives between the White Mountains & the Adirondacks. Gorgeous! So glad that you & Alayne are reaping some much deserved benefits! Enjoy and thanks so much for sharing the beauty!
Big hugs all around,
ginger, Tobias & Tlingit
Posted by: ginger | September 27, 2010 at 06:15 AM
Thank you for posting such beautiful photos! I just love autumn colors, too. I'm happy for you folks that you have a spectacular leaf show to enjoy.
Posted by: Moon Rani | September 26, 2010 at 09:34 PM
Welcome to beautiful New England. You are a wonderful addition.
Posted by: Elssa Green | September 26, 2010 at 08:55 PM
How perfectly lovely!!! Keep those photos coming.......I just love autumn and the colors are awesome.
Posted by: Leila - Washington | September 26, 2010 at 07:23 PM