The cool mornings of early fall often result in heavy morning dew. These Asters are uniformly covered with dew. The dew was heaviest in the swampier, low lying areas which is where the Asters like to grow.

I spent most of yesterday working in the yard so I snapped a few photos. But do have one noteworthy find at the end of this post.

Welcome to Fall! we hiked up to Silver Lake yesterday. It was sunny and 63F. Perfect fall day. Silver Lake is nice payoff for this hike. Great reflections today 🙂

Yesterday, I stopped at Shelburne Orchards an orchard I had never been to before and loved it 🙂 An old wood stove was burning and keeping the small market warm plus heating up some cider. How cool is

It was an interesting day at the lake. Bright, harsh sun bursting through the clouds. Mountains peaking through a hole in the clouds. Reflections off a flat lake. Dark shadows from the overcast sky.

So here was the problem. Last summer, we cleaned out the beds on one side of the walkway in front of my house but didn't get to the other side. Now that it has cooled down, we decided it was a good time

I found this disturbing fungi in my flower bed 😳 I was moving some lavender and noticed the hollow, brightly colored fungi growing in the mulch. And the smell. Stinkhorn is a very literal name 😅 but

What the heck is that? Fair question. It was my egg sandwich today for breakfast. I like to use as much of our garden produce as possible during the summer.

Today, some photos of hydrangeas. These large blooms are pink and white right now. This is a panicle hydrangea.

Bumble bee on my sedum. The sedum had a good year and is popular with the bees right now. Most of the bees here are the common Eastern Bumble Bee.

Some Monday early fall photos from Vermont. My golden spice pears are still on the tree but should be ripe soon. Golden Spice are a very cold hardy variety. I harvested a few of my Liberty apples this

Fall farmers markets in Vermont are getting going. Lots of squash and pumpkins. This is a display at Happy Valley Orchard. They also have apple butter, cider and apples. They bring in some other summer

Time to kick off fall properly with a visit to Happy Valley Orchard in Middlebury, Vermont. Love the big red apple sign out front and the pumpkins and mums on display. They made these fun signs last year

Happy Friday! I often post pictures of black eyed susans which look similar to sunflowers but here is an actual sunflower 🌻

My youngest son is getting married next year 🎉 they are visiting this weekend and my wife wanted to give them some ideas for table decor. We bought some cheap fabric just for colors and put together a

Sweets from The Bakery in Rutland, Vermont. We had lunch there on Wednesday. It serves breakfast and lunch plus bakes all the bread for Roots a nearby restaurant with the same owner.

Vermont is wonderful this time of year. Summer is fading but morning glories are hanging around. The weather is beautiful. Cool mornings and warm sunny afternoons.

I took a few mushroom photos around my home today. Its been rainy lots in Vermont the last couple of weeks so mushrooms are out in large numbers.

I love my Dahlias this time of year. Dahlias are a lot of work. In my climate, the tubers will not survive the winter so they have to be dug up each fall and stored inside.

We took my wife's young cousins to a presentation on raptors at the newly remodelled Isley Library in Middlebury, Vermont. I couldn't resist posting pictures of an owl with books as a backdrop 😆 this