Having My Cake And Eating It Too
Bonnie usually grows a fern in a raised pot under one of our front trees each Spring, and then in October, before the first frost, I transplant it to the woods in the back. I did the transplant this year, just before our recent fall road trip to Vermont. I wandered back to the woods’…
Fall Colors 2024 – Returning Home
We left Oswego, New York, and enjoyed the scenic backroads for two and a half days. Our journey took us south-southwest through New York into Pennsylvania, then south-southeast through West Virginia and Maryland to Virginia, near Richmond. Finally, we headed west-southwest toward our home in Charlotte, North Carolina. Somewhat strangely, autumn colors were only beginning…
Fall Colors 2024 – Central New York State
Leaving Danby, Vermont, we drove almost directly west across Central New York State, first to Lake George, NY, and then leisurely zigzagged further west. It was an incredible drive showcasing near-peak fall colors, but I felt a bit numb after two and a half days of leaf-peeping photography in Vermont, so not many in-route photos…
Fall Colors 2024 – Vermont (1)
After arriving in Vermont on a rainy afternoon, the following day was partly cloudy with much-welcomed sunshine. We enjoyed slow drives along Vermont’s tree-lined, curvy mountain roads, scenic routes, and dirt backroads. We had planned several days to explore the Vermont foliage, and our friends there told us that this year was one of the…
Last Fall Colors
Fall colors remain, with darker yellows and browns but fewer reddish oranges and greens. The pictured fern is one of…






