Peak Colors, Sox and Pats

This weekend is most likely the peak of fall colors for where I live in New Hampshire. Just driving down the road and seeing all the beautiful reds, yellows, oranges, and all the shades in between is breathtaking. The picture to your right was taken mid-week, and it in no way does justice to the colors that are out right now. (Click it for a better, clearer picture.) Hopefully I can get out and take some more pictures of the brilliant colors.
Temperatures today are not your usual autumn temps. High is supposed to get in the 60's.

Today is another do or die for the Red Sox in the ALCS series vs. the Cleveland Indians. Josh Beckett pitched another great game onThursday night to help keep the Sox in the series, now at 3-2. Only two more wins! Curt Schilling is pitching tonight..n can he pull off another win as spectacular as 2004's 'bloody sock' win?

Then, tomorrow the 6-0 Patriots vs the 0-6 Miami Dolphins. After last weeks spanking of the Dallas Cowboys, I seriously doubt the fish even have a chance. (Or should I say 'the mammals?') It will be a great game, nonetheless!

Hope everyone has a great fall weekend. Blog ya later!

Leaves are FALLing (and changing)

Yesterday was the last day of September. HAPPY OCTOBER 1st!! This month has flown by. We took a nice, long walk to enjoy the cooler air, and take in the changing colors of the leaves. We still have a few weeks before peak color, so most of the leaves are still green. To your left is one example of what most of the trees still look like. Trees mixed with bright, vibrant colors, some muted colors, and greens.

Fall, of course, is also apple season. Growing along the side of the trail we were walking on was a crab-apple tree. We thought, at first, that it was a cherry tree since the small, tart apples were so bright red.
In fact, it may be a crab-cherry tree, if there is a such a thing. The fruit is growing in bunches in some places, and then single fruit in others. Who knows! The seeds inside look like apple seeds though. They don't have pits like cherries would. Regardless, it sure was a pretty tree to see.

I also cut down all our corn stalks from the garden yesterday. The corn that grew was pretty pitiful. Small, short and stubby. This has taught us to plant less corn, and spread the plants out. We had too many plants growing in too small a spot. It was neat to have our own little cornfield though.