Heavy rains today. Jewelweed along the lane luxuriates in the rain, and its seedpods are ready to burst. The moist air is scented of the orange-coloured jewelweed flowers. The late-season piping of gray treefrogs is heard from within the forest. Rain again today, but the earth is still dry.
Water levels are low in the wells and wetlands.
Now the trees approach their peak of colour. Maples are a deep crimson. Many leaves, particularly those in the lower levels of the forest, are just beginning to change. The cool, rainy weather leads gradually toward winter's cold. Leaves reached their most intense colouration this week.