It's September 22nd, and overnight, the foliage around my home just popped to life. I can see how vivid the leaves are today, despite the lingering fog, mist, low hanging clouds, and rain. Yesterday I was looking around saying, “Here they come. Any day now. Almost there.” And today, there they are. As soon as the clouds clear I'll start snapping some photos and sharing them here and on my Facebook page. Until then, I'm sharing this stunner from years gone by, taken just up th

When the leaves begin to change, I really hit my stride, taking hundreds of photos, because I live in the most beautiful place in the Universe, especially in the Fall. They're just starting to turn now. You can catch a whisper of red underlying the green on the hills and mountains all around us, and here and there, a bright red sugar maple or mustard yellow poplar who was just too eager to wait for the rest. I know it's only the first week of September, but I'm getting the ur