Fall Colors

It is no secret that we have suffered at the hands of too much rain.  Record-setting rains that have caused the creeks and ponds to overflow their banks and the trails to become swamps.  Some of the white pines are looking a bit yellow and sickly too.  Hunting opportunities have been few and far between

On Monday the septic guy was finally able to schedule a visit to pump and inspect our tanks and POWTS for a three-year recertification.  He freely shared that by the end of September his small business had done as much in sales as they had in any previous year.  He described it as three more months of additional business between now and the end of 2019 that they hadn't counted-upon.  Seems some households with older septic drain fields have been struggling with sewage backing-up into their homes as the rain deluge overwhelmed their systems.  Ugh.

In any event the fall colors have been a bit delayed and in some cases missed with the driving rains stripping the leaves of their colorful foliage.  

At long last when we finally caught a rare moment of clear sky and sunshine the white oak in the front yard began to show-off its fall colors.

Maples are close behind.....