Here in New England we’re having a glorious autumn filled with crisp vivid colors. Since a picture’s worth a thousand words, I’ll let these photographs write the post.











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Marcia,
Just as your books so aptly describe the Maine seacoast and Amy’s struggles as a young teen, these pictures are equally descriptive of a New England fall. Living in TN for the last 20 years, I have come to realize that I have enjoyed not having snow and cold of winter but have sacrificed the beauty of autumn. Thank you for sharing!
Joyce Teal
Thanks so much, Joyce! That’s the only problem with autumn, knowing what lurks just ahead… hopefully this winter will be milder than the last.
Yes, snow is just around the corner in NE!! You are always welcome to spend some time in Chattanooga. It’s a bit dreary and overcast for two months but we rarely shovel!
Absolutely beautiful!
Thank you, Sharon!
Beautiful pictures! I so miss fall in New England–apple picking, pumpkin patches, and those vibrant colors! We do have fall in NC but definitely not the same 🙂 Thank you for sharing these!
Thanks, Kathleen! Most of these pictures were taken in NH.
Wow !! It is very beautiful ! I love your pictures, in particular the last one !
Thank you Marcia !
Thank you, Maryse. I agree about that last photo, it’s the only one I didn’t take myself. 🙂 Hope all is well in France!
Spectacular! Thanks for the leaf peeping fix :).
Quick and easy–armchair leaf peeping. 🙂 Thanks, Jama!
Wow! I would love to see a New Englad fall someday. Here in IN the leaves can get pretty, but I don’t feel like we have as many trees that produce those really vivid oranges and reds and yellows.
It seems maple trees have the brightest colors. I hope you get to visit New England in fall, Leandra!
Gorgeous photos. Thank you for reminding me what I”m missing here in sunny southern California! Ow those glorious autumns! 🙂
Thanks, Shana. I <3 autumn. Sunshine in California sounds really good, too, though!
Beautiful! Our autumn here in the Rocky Mountain states is way behind. I’m still mowing the lawn and no leaves to rake yet.
Thanks, Greg! Nice that you get an extended summer. I may have to send some leaves your way if you don’t catch up soon. 🙂
Beautiful — I love the middle one with the orange leaves.
Thanks, Yvonne! That’s one of my favorite trees and just across the road.
I wish to be able to write in such a way to describe the beauty and the serenity that the pictures you posted express in your eye’s view! Slumps are bad, but creativity comes in various ways! Thanks for sharing, Marcia
Although not always easy to do, beautiful clear descriptions seem to pull readers right into the scene, don’t they? Hope you have a very successful creative week. Thanks for your comment!
This pictures are incredible Marcia!! My favorite was the stone wall awash in yellow leaves. Here is so California, we have nothing like this photos– thanks for a real taste of fall!
Thanks so much, Rhonda! I think the stone wall is my favorite picture, too. It was taken in Massachusetts.
So did you actually take all these pictures Marcia?? I thought you jut collected them!
Yes, I usually just use my own photographs on this blog. But when I realized I didn’t have any good lake pictures, I got permission for that last beautiful shot.
You must live in an amazing place…
That last photograph brought back wistful and happy memories of driving through western Massachusetts and Vermont this time of year, with my late mother, and “chasing the foliage.”
It’s surprising how much great color can be seen even when just passing through on the highway, as opposed to going off the beaten path in search of it. Thanks for sharing, Mirka. I’m glad you have happy memories of foliage trips with your mom.
These pictures are very pretty, like a fantasy land!!
Thanks, Ashley!
Love your photos – great stone wall. 🙂
So many interesting stone walls off the beaten path. Thanks, Judy!
Love, love, LOVE it!!!! Maple trees are my favorite and something I really miss in Phoenix.
Thanks, Savannah! Maybe with lots of watering, you could grow a maple in Phoenix…
I’ve heard it’s possible up in the north part of the state.
Beautiful Autumn photographs Marcia! We certainly have had beautiful foliage this year here in New England. Thank you for posting these beautiful photographs! Happy Fall!
Thanks, happy fall to you, too, Bette!
Absolutely stunning shots, Marcia. The last one with the reflections on the water is beautiful! They do show the beauty of New England’s fall season.
Thanks, Art! Figured you’d like the one I didn’t take best. 🙂 You’ve shot some great new fall pictures this season, too.
Marcia, I must visit New England in this lifetime. The colours are insanely beautiful!
Thanks for stopping in, Claudine; I hope you make it to New England one of these years!
Wow! It’s beautiful there!
The foliage is lasting a long time this year and I’m still snapping pictures. 🙂