Mornings, since last Saturday, have been down in the 30's, with the days warming up to the 60's. No, I'm not complaining, I think that is the recipe for getting the leaves to change. The drive home yesterday afternoon was lovely - especially the part down Rt 149. As I went by Beaver Pond, my jaw dropped (figuratively) at the sight. The hillside behind the pond was alive with color; greens, yellows, oranges, reds, and everything in between.
When the leaves are in the midst of changing, that's when we know that autumn is clearly here.
What is your snow level down to? In Oregon (as you know, I just returned from a week in Portland), snow level came down to 3000 feet. I basked in the cool weather. Only walked to work in the rain one day--which turned out to be the day we had a "false alarm" evacuation at about 12:30 PM, Thursday. Since I had not grabbed my windbreaker or brief bag in the evacuation (I thought it was a fire drill), I bought a new jacket on my way back to the hotel. They had announced at 2:15 PM that we would not be allowed back into our building until 7:00 AM, Friday. Bummer! Anyway--I did enjoy the weather.
Posted by: Cop Car | October 21, 2007 at 12:15 PM
Um, we barely have anyhting that goes as high as 3000 feet. I'm sure there is snow on top of Mount Washington, but other than that notheing as far as I know. Remember, we are really foothills - not mountains (you are as high in altitude as our house is).
Posted by: Bogie | October 24, 2007 at 04:13 AM
The ad that features a guy shoveling a snow path at the Mount Washington Observatory is really convincing. Brrrr!
Posted by: Cop Car | November 01, 2007 at 05:49 PM
We had our first hard frost November 1, fully a month later than usual. Color change came the last week of October, when it's usually underway by the first week of October.
TOday, November 3, has been spectacular. I went out to cut back peonies in a sweater and turtleneck, and was more than warm enough. Our color display has been short, but there are some beautiful reds and golds out there. This is my favorite time of year.
Posted by: buffy | November 03, 2007 at 05:28 PM