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Fall Foliage

Monday, October 26th, 2009

This is a beautiful time of year in Maine — a little reward from God before the long, cold winter sets in!  A couple weeks ago, when foliage was at its peak, my wife and I, and a couple friends, took a ride around the area.  Here are some of the photos.

Christian Homesteading Forum

Friday, August 21st, 2009

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Falling Foliage

Saturday, October 4th, 2008

Well, at least we had it for a short time.

Our leaf color peaked early this week.  It was brilliant!  I think the fall colors are God’s way of giving us some kind of pleasure at a time of year when we are sliding inevitably into another cold, long winter.

A close-up of some red maple

Usually, once the foliage peaks, it stays around for a while, showing off the Maine woods like a proud peacock in all its glory.  But this year we had a couple days of wind, and it’s gone.  As I look out the window right now, I see that about half the deciduous trees are completely bare of leaves, now.  Others are still clinging to some color, but are scraggly-looking, having lost many of their leaves.

The hillside to our east was just spectacular on Monday and Tuesday.  It was painted with every share of yellow, orange, red, maroon you could imagine, with the green pines and darker green firs and spruce splashed in here and there.  Today, most of its glory is gone.  There are still many colors there, but the grays and browns are dominating it now.

Well, here comes another winter.  I can’t wait until spring to see those first green chutes coming out on these same trees.