Back in VT.

10-7-21 VERMONT: We’ve been here for several days, arriving in the rain last Saturday. Yesterday was the first time we saw blue sky, and today it’s almost completely clear. It’s pretty warm for October, afternoons in the 70’s, nights in the 50’s, which retards the development of fall color. There is scattered color here, but yesterday we drove north as far as St. J., Cabot and Peacham for good foliage. 

The new pond level is low again, and we need more precip. The new length of perforated, drainage pipe was put below the new dam where the ground is wet. I seeded the area. I also spread about a cubic yard of gravel in the driveway, mostly in the spots that get muddy.

Lots of family arrive for the holiday weekend, starting tonight with Anna and Gardner. 

Unlike NJ, there are lots of birds here. The hummers are gone, but the warblers are here on their long commute. We have lots of robins, busy eating the little apples. The feeder birds are here also, and bluejays, thrushes.

New blooms: red asters.  

We had a few visits from this Merganser, female or immature male, who did a lot of diving.

We do have some color here in the pasture.

Better color in Peacham, a beautiful village.

Most of the time in VT, you're either going uphill of downhill.

Further north the color is probably at peak, those black dots are cows.

Near Danville, lots of dairy farms.

A Robin in our yard eating an apple.

A Yellow-rumped Warbler.

Today started with dense fog, but totally cleared.