OK, it's that time of year again. Let's talk foliage

[sarge43]

We can do a vitual leaf peeping.

How are the trees looking in your neck of the woods? Here in central New Hampshire they're about a week from peak.

[bettyellen]

1. nyc/ northern NJ i just saw the first flushes of yellow down by the

shore. but we are getting a lot of leaf drop already.

[sarge43]

3. We're getting a lot of leaf drop too.

By the way, what's with that cat?

[bettyellen]

5. that's my baby Caindy, she's a cornish rex with a bad attitude

there's a more normal pic w/ sweet pea too, somewhere around here.

ah hah. here it is!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=5565940

[sarge43]

9. Well, if there were a picture of me on the net while I was nakkid and

neon blue, I'd cop a 'tude, too. :evilgrin:

[bettyellen]

11. someone mistook her for a kangaroo. :) maybe because of her big hips. LOL

most Rex look worried, because you can see the forehead wrinkles more than normal cats, but i have to admit she often looks pissed off.

[Mutley]

2. A few splashes of red just showing up

in the dogwoods outside.

We don't usually hit peak around here 'til October.

[sarge43]

4. Dogwoods, I'm assuming VA? n/t

[Mutley]

20. Maryland.

[sarge43]

21. Such a beautiful bush

I wish we had them here, but too cold I'm afraid.

[graywarrior]

6. Already started here in Mt. Washington NH area

Reports are due to lots of rain and cool weather, foliage season will be longer this year. That means more of the Blue Wave in buses hitting the area.

[sarge43]

8. Aye-up. Standin' in the middle of the rud with cameras stuck

in their faces. Driving the Kank right now is lethal.

For you Flatlanders, the Kank is the Kancamagus Highway aka Rt 112. It runs from Lincoln to Conway and it has some of the most splendid scenery in the state. During foliage it attracts leaf peepers like a stable attracts flies. At best there may be fifty feet of straight flat road on the entire drive. So you're tooling along, round a curve or top a hill and ohshit a bus load of touristas right in the middle of road. They're worse than moose.

[graywarrior]

12. Where are you in NH, you cranky old bat!

[sarge43]

14. Sneeze and you'll miss it Thornton

About 10 miles due north of Plymouth.

[graywarrior]

24. Thornton! Finally, I know someone from Thornton.

I'm in Gorham.

[Deja Q]

7. Lots of fig leaves.

With "Calvin Klein" or "Tommy Hilfiger" stamped on them. Oi, they had to cover all the markets... :7

[catmandu57]

10. We're in NWMO

It won't peak out here until about the middle of October, there are some signs, one of our Maples is starting to show signs, it may go early. We need a good frost first and that's about three weeks away.

[1gobluedem]

13. SE Michigan peaks around the second week of October

Some trees are starting to turn, though.

Where in NH are you? I have friends in Center Sandwich.

[sarge43]

16. See my post to graywarrior

Sandwich is just east of here. Pretty area around Sandwich Notch.

[matcom]

15. too early. i only post ONE thread every year bitching about raking leaves

too early :P

[sarge43]

17. Get a mulching blade for the mower, matcom

It'll chop up the leaves and it's good for the grass.

[matcom]

18. how do you mulch KNEE-DEEP leaves?

:shrug:

yup. i have THAT MANY. stone wall around the back yard keeps EVERTHING in. every year it takes me 5 or 6 weekends to get them all hauled away. 3 HUGE maple trees don't help the situation

can't mulch that many leaves

[sarge43]

19. Oh dear.

You do have the worst possible combination. We have six maples along the roadside of our homestead, but no walls. So it's let the wind take care of what doesn't get chopped. Sometimes you just have to look away and whistle.

[yellowdogintexas]

25. you can mow weekly and bag the chopped leaves?

or have a world class compost pile. That is what we do. If there are more than we can handle compost wise, our recycling service picks up the bags and they go to the city's compost heap and thence to the city parks and gardens (or get sold to gardeners who DON"T have their own compost)

[trof]

22. Ahhh...the Leaf Peepers.

I remember my years in Merrimack.
Beautiful up there this time of year.

[5thGenDemocrat]

23. Just starting to change here at Saginaw

I'd figure two weeks to peak. Or maybe we've got slow trees here.
John
Got your birthday card, sarge. All is well here and we send our love to you and the Clockmaker.