October Came In With Bright Colors and Warmth

October came in warm and sunny with the colors of the trees getting vibrant. What a difference a few weeks has made! It looks like Fall but feels like summer. The pond looked beautiful one morning on my way to work. The city at lunchtime was fabulous with temps near 80's and blue skies.

The Old Farmer's Almanac has us down for a cold and snowy winter. I'm hoping their will NOT be snow and ice on the pumpkins like a few winters ago.

How is Fall looking and feeling in your area?

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Here is a peek at the oldest mall in the country making a comeback. 
You can make your photos on instagram in black and white. 

I've been playing with size of my images - do you like the larger images better or not?

Ready Or Not Fall Is Here With Colorful Photos

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Thanks to Mayura for inspiring me to embed the above photo from instagram to share with you today. If you are using Blogger for your blog he is a person to follow for the best tips and tricks using Blogger.

Fall Officially Arrives

It was a beautiful day here in southern New England to usher in Autumn though it did start out with some rain. You can see from a friend's blog in Vermont it was quite foggy there. As you can see below it cleared up quite nicely around here.

Love how the clouds appears here too and it is so hard to get pictures without wires.

Just a beautiful day!

Can you see the mill's reflection in this photo?

I played with the camera settings once again so I believe you will be able to click on the images above and see them larger. 

It won't be long before the pumpkins are everywhere and the temperature's plunge here. 

Are you ready?

More Signs Autumn Is Near

Can you feel it in the air? Autumn is near. It did not feel like it the past few days with high temperatures but earlier in the week I went for a walk and saw the leaves starting to turn in a few places.  It was amazing to see this tree still budding leaves that was damaged by the March Floods years ago. How does it still grow like that over the walkway? 

I also wondered if this waterwheel was an original near the mill. It sure looks like it. 

Have you seen one like that before?

Sights of Summer Winding Down

You can see all around that summer is winding down in New England. From the hibiscus plant that only blooms in the daylight to the bunnies all around us and the corn crop ready for picking. The seacoast has a different feel and smell at this time of the year. 
A few colorful leaves are starting to show up as Fall nears again and the sunsets are earlier each day. Pretty soon there will be colorful trees all around us here.

Can you tell which photo was used by an app called Camera 360? 

Last Look At Trees Before Sandy Comes To Town

Beautiful leaves still on trees before #Sandy comes along

Last look at trees

Last look at colorful leaves before the storm comes

Enjoy the beauty before mother nature hits

Here are some of the colorful trees that will sure shed their leaves and maybe more with #Sandy approaching in a few days. The latest forecast models has it aiming for us here in New England. This could be an historic storm as described by Jim Cantore as a hurricane within a blizzard. Stay tuned for more photos to come. 

EURO still bullish on MAJOR impact event 4northeast while GFS still coming around. EURO track has huge impacts for entire Megalopolis Monday
— Jim Cantore (@JimCantore) October 25, 2012

The Late Colors of Fall Around The Mill

The beauty of trees near the mill and dam

You can still see the damage from the March floods

This picture was from a different area of another mill

These leaves were so pretty with their colors

These little leaves caught my attention

A different angle of the dam and trees

A different part of the mill with beautiful yellow leaves

So many leaves already have fallen

The varying of the temperatures lately have made the leaves colors pop out and the rain and wind made them fall as well. It was a beautiful warm Fall day recently for a walk and time for a few of nature's views.
Have the leaves all fallen in your area yet?

Fall Colors Starting To Pop

Fall is starting  to show it's colors to us. I pass this pond on my ride to and from work and just had to stop last night as I could see the autumn colors starting to pop. The cooler weather does not make the diving area look inviting anymore. On a hot summer day you can see many people there jumping into the pond.  

Are the colors of Fall starting to show in your area?

First Signs of Fall on Trees

Today is the first day I've seen a hint of colors on the trees as we enter September

The Tent Caterpillars continue to build nests on many trees still.

Does September bring changes to your area?

Back Roads on a Fall Day

Taking the back roads through the area on a late Fall day

Below is part of the reservoir you can no longer walk or park near since September 11, 2011

Shots of a River on 11-11-11

Took a different path on this 11-11-11 day....

Hope everyone got to enjoy some nature today!

Fall in the City Still

Anyone know what these are called?

Changing Seasons

You can really tell the seasons are changing from these pictures taken before sunset

Are the seasons changing where you are?

October Snow and Ice

We received more ice than snow in central Rhode Island from this early Nor'easter

Many folks did lose power in the area

Some trees didn't get any ice and it still look like it's fall