Here you see the woods bordering a not-quite-red-yet blueberry field on Thursday.
It’s been a strange fall for deciduous tree and bush leaves. Some have turned and dropped en masse like panicked crowds, others are just turning and dropping a leaf here and there, and still many others remain vibrantly green and appear to be holding onto their branches for dear life.
Last night, it rained here in Brooklin and has continued to rain hard and steadily as we speak. Red, orange, and yellow leaves are being pelted to the ground in sodden clumps, yet those feisty green holdouts remain steadfastly aloft. (Images taken in North Sedgwick, Maine, on October 14, 2021.)