Last winter was quite mild overall by New England standards, with very little snow. This summer was one of the warmest on record for New England, with very little rain. So what kind of a color season are we going to have, anyway?
According to the first foliage report out of Maine (posted today), forestry officials think our leaf season will be "business as usual". The nights are cooler, the daylight shorter. Peak colors will kick in up north (Aroostook County in Maine) beginning in about 10 days.
There is definitely an autumnal bite to the air; it really does feel as though summer has ended in my part of Maine (Bangor region). I've already noticed the telltale scent of woodsmoke drifting through my neighborhood.
Usually September is one of the nicest months in Maine with balmy days, cool nights, fewer tourists and fewer biting insects. (Not to lump tourists and insects together there...sorry.)
A few trees here and there (in my area) are already showing early signs of color change. We'll see how things shake out over the coming days. We are nowhere near peak, however.
Elsewhere:
Vermont reports early color but also not near peak, same with New Hampshire. Early color exists in both states, but with less than 10% color change anywhere, I'm not going to tank up the Toyota just yet.
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