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Fall Foliage Forecast 2021

Posted on September 12, 2021 by skelley

If you’re planning this autumn’s leaf peeping adventure, you’ll want to check out the following resources.  National Fall Foliage Prediction Map This interactive map from SmokeyMountains.com, will show you peak foliage areas for the week you select, updated throughout the … Continue reading →

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Sunflowers!

Posted on August 20, 2021 by skelley

A sure sign Fall and leafpeeping is just around the next corner are the fields of sunflowers planted here and there in New England. On our way to Lake Winnipesaukee , in Brookfield, NH we stopped at the Sunny Hak’rs … Continue reading →

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Fall’s Coming, Put Up the Hay

Posted on July 30, 2021 by skelley

Our friends at Alewive Pond Farm, in Maine invited us over to lend a hand with one of their pre-Fall activities, getting several hundred bales of hay in the barn for the winter. In this drone video, hay bales from … Continue reading →

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Goat Notes from Alewive Farm

Posted on January 30, 2021 by skelley

Our friends at Alewive Farm in Kennebunk Maine have added a whole page of Barn Cards to their website. These blank note cards are each 4.25″ by 5.5″ with a farm scene or Maine scene © Alewive Farm, and blank … Continue reading →

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We Are Santa

Posted on December 8, 2020 by skelley

With the Fall Foliage on the ground in most places and falling leaves being replaced by falling snow, it was time to look for a good book to read in front of the wooed stove. Just in time for the … Continue reading →

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Maine fall foliage changing quick

Posted on October 1, 2020 by skelley

As mentioned in yesterday’s post, it seemed that the foliage was changing wuickly in Southern Maine and a bit earlier than expected. According to News Center Maine, experts suggest the summer-long drought has stressed the trees.   If Mall foliage … Continue reading →

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Hitting the Road for Fall Foliage

Posted on September 21, 2020 by skelley

Michigan’s Kent County Road Commission has been publishing scenic routes called the Color Tour since the 1950’s and the first one is up on their site. The Color Tour is updated weekly through October 12, the week of peak foliage … Continue reading →

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Leaf Peeping Posts

Posted on September 8, 2020 by skelley

Leaf peeping the first week of September seems to be limited to some of the Aspens in Colorado starting to turn golden, and the pictures from last year that will tide us over the next couple weeks until the autumn … Continue reading →

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Leaf Peeing and Fall Foliage Reports 2020

Posted on August 21, 2020 by skelley

The cooler weather these last few days in Southern Maine are a reminder that Autumn is knocking at our door. Where are you heading this fall for leaf peeping? You’ll find links to the latest Fall Foliage Reports here. We’d … Continue reading →

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Leaf Peeping 2020

Posted on August 8, 2020 by skelley

Too early for fall foliage in Southern Maine, but the perfect time to start thinking about putting up hay! Dry, less humid, sunny days are perfect for cutting, drying, raking and baling hay from local pastures. What are you doing … Continue reading →

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