A huge Canadian high pressure system blew through New Hampshire last week. It had been humid and still one overnight, but in the morning the air began to move and the clouds roiled and lowered. It rained cold and hard for a while, then the clouds shredded and blew towards the east and the sun came out. The rest of the day--- and the rest of the week--- had nearly cloudless blue skies and a brisk breeze is blowing from the northwest. The air became wonderfully and refreshingly dry, especially after weeks of humidity and rain. The temperature dropped like a proverbial stone.
By afternoon of the day the front blew through, I'd already closed all the windows and sliders here. It'd been weeks since I buttoned up the house like that. I thought I might actually need the furnace briefly in the morning.
It's a real foretaste of Fall; the first so far this season. The big continental weather patterns are starting to shift. More and more of the leaves here are starting to turn--- it's not just swamp maples now. (Some of those in Northwood Meadows went autumnal as early as Aug 3!) Now, trees along the sides of the road are starting to turn the colors New England autumns are famous for.
It's still summer here, and we'll be warm again. Peak foliage color is still some week away, but does appear to be starting early.
I hope we get some more autumn pictures as the season progresses. I miss those colorful falls of New England. Here in Utah, due to the altitude, we don't have the same foliage...lots of aspen and cottonwoods which turn gold, and higher in the mountains some scrub oak. Just not nearly enough of the variety of reds.
ReplyDeleteOh you poor people ... LOL. While it's Autumn (Fall) in the US - it's coming into spring here in New Zealand.
ReplyDeleteAnd HERE'S the proof.
Time to get the bike cleaned, serviced and legal for the sunny days ahead.