Back to Vermont.

10-4-07 VERMONT: We came up yesterday to a tropical Vermont. Columbus weekend used to be the peak for leaf peeping, but lately that weekend has been too early and it seems that way now. The ash trees are bare, but the maples are still mostly green. The horses left for home today. We found a few tomatoes worth bringing in among dozens rotting away. The apples are ripe and some are delicious, but not Delicious. Most of the flowers that we left in bloom are still hanging on. The good news is that we got 4.15 inches of rain for September, and the ponds are on their way to being full. The bat proofing was done.

Today I repaired a sagging barn door, emptied the mousetraps, vacuumed the cluster flies, found the “Posted” signs, and got the car inspected.

New blooms: witch hazel, asters, boltonia.



Here are some of the asters.