Since we've been here, we've often commented on doing 'New England in the fall' - that is, touring round Messachusetts, or Rhode Island or even Vermont while the leaves on the trees turn multiple shades of red and gold. Actually, New Jersey (known as the Garden State) is very rural and doesn't do badly for spectacular autumn vistas. All around us there are hillsides covered with an infinite variety of autumn colours, and occasionally one or two stand-out vibrant red trees. Just down the road, on the site of a deserted ramshackle farm, there's an avenue of tall trees, and right in the centre is a ball of autumn fire. And our garden is quite impressive too !
Through the fall, Linda and I have been waking up to see this (see left) fantastic display of flaming red leaves outside our window. It's been both and inspiration and a measure of the passing of the seasons. Then this week, literally within 36 hours, almost every leaf dropped. Winter is upon us, and I really, really need to go and buy that snowblower...
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