It was a bit too early to put the garden to bed last weekend. Even though we were past mid-October, we hadn't had a night in the 30s yet to begin the final frosts necessary to cut back some of the perennials and annuals. The same was true of the predicted peak of leaf-peeking season. Around our area, we had little color besides green and yellow. We decided to travel a bit to see if there was some leaf color in the hills of northwest Connecticut. Our destination was the Old Drake Hill Flower Bridge in Simsbury.
The baskets lining the bridge
were still sporting some
color, though muted.
Back home, it was the same,
maybe a little more golden
light in the late October
afternoon sun.
Definitely time for
the finale!
