Where Have all the flowers gone

Our first real frost last night...no more squash blossoms for me this season. I turned over the front garden. The trees are shedding their leaves faster now. We are past peak floiage. This weekend up in the White Mountains the colors were brilliant, more brilliant than I remember from the last few seasons...or does every year seem dazzling and by the time fall rolls around, I've forgotten.
The leaf peepers were out in full force and we were all mezmerized by the popping colors.

Here at Beatitude Pond life is quietening down. We've cleaned the stove out. Much more wood chopping and stacking to do before we will be completly ready for winter. Snow chances in the North - the weatherman is just saying on the local news. We might get some tonight. Brrr...