I went to Augusta yesterday to help out at the MSA show and on the way home, I realized, we are at peak foliage up here, if not just past it. What an incredible drive up 201 it was.

The trees started showing their colors in Skowhegan, maybe sooner

This week the leaves have really started to turn. When I was young, I was always told that they change color after the first frost. I do not believe we had a hard frost yet, although in the mountains they may have. But also, I read

We had to go to Greenville yesterday to take Murphy to the vet (that is another story) and I could not believe my eyeson the way to Rockwood, the leaves were already starting to change. Isn't this still August?

Maybe this means an early winter?

August 31...Well, yes, our

I think I can officially say the peak fall foliage is over....Well Over half the leaves on our trees have fallen.

The yellow and orange colors are still strong and even yesterday, when the lake was crystal calm, the color reflections off the lake were still intense. But

Peak foliage here in the region is usually the 1st week in October, but it may be sooner this year!

I cannot believe that some leaves are beginning to change already, especially the red maples.

Pretty soon, the colors of orange and yellow and red will be mixed into