One of the very wonderful things about living in the northeast is autumn, my favorite time of year. This year we’ve had a really spectacular colorful fall. At first, I doubted that we’d have the great colors this year because of our summer drought. We’ve been bone dry for months, and on top of that it was a very hot summer, well into late September. We didn’t get our first frost until recently, so I didn’t think the leaves would turn colors but would just go brown and fall off. I was wrong!
Our fall essentially starts when we close up the cottage for the winter, which we did the next weekend after returning from cousin’s weekend. I went out to the lake on October 7 to get much of the work done. I was blessed with a bright sunny day in which to carry furniture in and get the major share of the closing up done. But I had to stop and take some photos of the beautiful day.
A couple of days later Christine and I went to the lake to get our boat wrapped up. We didn’t have nice weather. It was very cool and very windy. The wind made wrapping up the boat very difficult. We had a 24×16 foot tarp and with about 20 mile an hour winds, we were very challenged to keep the tarp from flying away. But we succeeded.
Later in the afternoon the weather improved and it turned into a nice day.
The cottage is now essentially closed for the winter, always a sad day.
We have this big triple stump in the side yard and it was covered with mushrooms or fungus or something. But I thought the growths looked cool. The stump is also where a friend of ours sits.
We’ve really enjoyed the great colors this fall. Here is a collection of various photos showcasing our fabulous fall around our house in town.
We feel so blessed to live in such a beautiful area. We enjoy our house and property, and especially our view looking out over the valley. Each day brings something different and we relish in nature’s glory.
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Thanks for the great fall pictures – I have also really enjoyed our fall colors this year!
Would love to visit your cottage sometime.