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Current stage: Done. WEEKEND OF 11/15-16: Only a few spots of color as the season winds down. Look for the sporadic patches of buttery yellow-amber maples. WEEKEND OF 11/8-9: We're approaching the end of the season. Best views are isolated late trees and distant hills around sunrise/sunset. A windy day Friday means even fewer leaves. Hard freeze on Friday night as well. WEEKEND OF 11/1-2: Hills, which have shown hesitant color, are now peaking (excellent at sunrise and sunset). Most other places are late, with browns and empty spots punctuated by isolated bright color. Sunday's predicted winds may remove a lot of leaves; then a freeze Sunday night. WEEKEND OF 10/25-26: In general, colors are less vivid. Some leaves are gone; some areas have green, but with a tendency towards browning. Spotty frost on the morning of 10/20; we'll have to see its impact over the next few days. WEEKEND OF 10/18-19: Some places are early, MANY are peaking, and some wet spots are bald. Colors have gotten more vivid. Don't wait. WEEKEND OF 10/11-12: We lost some early-turning leaves to storms last Saturday and Tuesday night. While spotty, some of them were vivid, so some areas are now duller, with some browns. But the next wave is progressing well, particularly at higher altitudes. This should be a great weekend in many areas greater than about 500 ft. above sea level. Color is mixed with green, so we've got a ways to go yet. WEEKEND OF 10/4-5: There's now a lot of color scattered around! Wetter areas are showing a full range of color. Most hills are just starting to turn. Isolated trees are brilliant. Shaping up to be one of the prime viewing weekends this season. WEEKEND OF 9/27-28: Scattered brilliant color against a background of green. Perfect weather. And, without any frost yet, the opportunity to see foliage and flowers. WEEKEND OF 9/20-21: The season has barely begun. A few spotty patches of color. | ||
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 Life in the country has its rewards and its challenges. Since we use "have a heart" relocation techniques, why not snap a picture while saying goodbye?
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December 18, 2014 After days of rain, a dusting. December 12, 2014 More snow, but just a little. December 11, 2014 After days of rain, some of it freezing...some snow. November 21, 2014 Bounty. Happy Thanksgiving. November 14, 2014 First snow of the season! November 12, 2014 The sun emerges to illuminate some brilliant late color. November 11, 2014 Fog and low clouds again as the hillsides take on a sparser "November" look. 
November 7, 2014 A patch of yellow leaves as the sun breaks through the clouds. November 4, 2014 Still some color in the hills. October 31, 2014 Happy Halloween. October 30, 2014 A cool morning with spotty fog. October 21, 2014 Clouds are moving in. October 20, 2014 Cold air over warmer water makes for a misty morning. October 17, 2014 Peak weekend? October 15, 2014 It's not just maple trees showing autumn color. October 14, 2014 The weather has turned gray. The foliage is anything but. October 12, 2014 Pink is challenging to find in foliage; in this case it's in the dots. October 10, 2014 A combination of leaf peeping and roadside geology. October 9, 2014 Cool bright days. October 8, 2014 A stormy night left lots of leaves and branches on the ground. October 6, 2014 With no frost, wildflowers are still looking great. October 3, 2014 Foliage & flowers. October 2, 2014 Many trees are showing spotty reds. October 1, 2014 A gray day punctuated by brilliant foliage. September 30, 2014 Wetter areas are the first with more advanced color. September 26, 2014 Foliage like fireworks. September 24, 2014 High clouds at the edge of an approaching storm viewed from Mount Tom. September 24, 2014 Early fall colors can best be described as spotty right now. September 23, 2014 A hint of yellow foliage. September 22, 2014 The Autumn Equinox came at 10:29 PM EDT today. September 22, 2014 The last sunset of summer. September 19, 2014 Time to savor the last of the delicate summer wildflowers. September 18, 2014 Cooler weather for foraging. September 17, 2014 A little guy. September 13, 2014 If you ever wondered why these bees are the color they are, well... September 11, 2014 The three brightest "stars", forming a nearly straight horizontal line in this image of the evening sky, are Antares, Mars, and Saturn. Look west-southwest as soon as it gets dark. August 27, 2014 A youngster ventures a little too close to the road before heading back to the woods. Continue reading from the Summer in Litchfield archive >
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