Leaf Peeping in the Hood

On Monday, Claudia wrote about leaf peeping.  It’s a big deal here in New England.  I can honestly say I never “got it” until one year when I happened to be in North Conway during the peak of the season.  I was there for a weekend at a friend-of-a-friend’s condo that was literally in the middle of a small group of mountains.  I never saw such a riot of red, orange and yellow on the trees and it was everywhere I looked.  “Ahhh,” I thought, as I looked around.  “This is what the fuss is all about.”

I haven’t had the chance to do much leaf peeping this year except for right around my own neighborhood.  It’s very pretty, though, so on Monday afternoon I took a walk to the Town Common and I snapped these photos for you.

Very classic New England, yes?  Makes we want to drink hot cider and read Yankee magazine.

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  4. Love the colors! We are just getting some glimmers of color here in CT. I’m going to Rhinebeck on Saturday and can’t wait for the colorful drive – makes me want to knit in those autumnal hues.

  5. So pretty! I love that red tree near the church. Only a few of our trees have started to turn, and I’m waiting anxiously for it to happen.

  9. The “Town Common”? If that’s not a New England phrase, I don’t know what is! We don’t have a speck of color here yet and it’s going to be 84 today. :o(

  12. We were at my parents (in central Mass) this past weekend, and I was stunned at the gorgeous foliage. I always enjoyed it before, but didn’t get the whole fuss either, until I moved to a place that has a lame autumn.

    Thanks for the pics, and MMMmmmmm Apple Cider………

  14. Oh – I love the third picture the best – it really captures what I think of when I think of a perfect New England fall day. Makes me super happy that I’ll be at Rhinebeck this weekend. 🙂

    We actually do get a fall here in the Central Valley, but it is much later. And it is during the late fall and winter here that everything gets really green and beautiful. I have new roses on my rosebushes and oranges turning orange on my trees in my backyard!

  15. I really do live on the wrong coast. It’s still wild fire season here. /sigh

    Thank you for sharing part of your town with us, Carole. It’s just beautiful.

  16. This year the colors have been amazing. I’ve probably taken at least a hundred pix, none of which fully captures the gorgeosity. I keep trying, though.

  19. Bloglines is doing it again…Think I’m switching to Google reader as soon as I have time to set it up.

    This year has been absolutely awesome with the colors. It is the most colorful fall since I moved here – on October 31, 2004.

    And, I’ve been able to travel and get out and see the colors – it has been so much fun!

  20. I popped over from Claudia’s blog, saw the pictures & thought that’s EB common! And it is! I grew up around that area & miss fall terribly (I’m now in San Diego). I love when they decorate the common for Christmas too. Thank you for sharing wonderful pictures
    Lissa, notforkitties on ravelry.

  21. hello, I popped over from Claudia’s blog, saw the pictures & got all excited, that’s EB common! It has to be! I grew up around that area & miss fall terribly (I’m now in San Diego). I love when they decorate the common for Christmas too. Thank you for sharing wonderful pictures.
    Lissa, notforkitties on ravelry.

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