Change of seasons
A brief foray over the bridges and off Cape Cod revealed to us that the leaves are turning to their autumn colors once again. While most trees are still green and lush, some are tinged shades of red, orange, yellow and brown.
Autumn comes late to Cape Cod. Spring comes late too, and summers are generally more mild here than the rest of Massachusetts. So while the leaves are turning just a few miles north, they're still green for the most part here. Which means we still have a week or two to convince ourselves that it's still warm outside, but there have already been a few days when we've been able to see our breath misting when we first go outside in the morning.
While those foliage colors are the harbinger of cold, harsh months to come, autumn in New England is one of the most glorious spots on Earth. Crisp, clean air, a rainbow of colors everywhere, fresh apples, hot mulled cider and fresh donuts at the local farms. Mmmm. Donuts. I love autumn.
Comments
Donuts? Your local farms have donuts??? Our local farms just have pumpkins and old grapes. I'm moving to New England ;-)
Posted by: D F | October 3, 2004 09:21 PM
Not so much the farms as the local orchards. Plucked straight from the trees. ;)
Posted by: flargh | October 4, 2004 08:19 AM
A few trees are dropping leaves, but most of the brown outside is from the grass, since we've had almost no rain in September. But we're starting to get down into the 40's at night, here in St. Louis.
Posted by: Alphax | October 6, 2004 04:52 PM