Fall foliage leaf color near peak in Maine.
Nothing like the explosion of color in the forest canopy of trees this time of year. This year the lack of water combined with fewer low temperature dips affects the brilliance of Maine fall colors. I live and hunt, peck in Northern Maine, Aroostook County and right now is peak for fall colors.
The Maine trees are loaded with colorful leaves and it’s enjoy it while you have it time.
When you live in Maine, the slow change from standard green to a variety of fall colors is slow.
Sometimes a big wind or combination of lots of rain water can wreck the fall foliage finale. Bus loads of folks come in to Vacationland just to see the fall colors. You can get caught up in the vivid hues of colors detonating all around you.
When it’s just you and a hunting companion, your trusted dog or a loved one sitting along side in your pickup or four wheeler on Maine trails.
The fall leaves, smells of being out in the woods tramping for freezer meat hits you.
Remembering all the past life trips tramping the woods looking for signs of game birds, black bear, white tail deer or a big Maine moose.
The latter if you are lucky enough to win the moose lottery permit for whatever zone.
The leaf peeker performance is a production that Jack Frost and Mother Nature orchestrate together. Fall colors always remind me of potato harvest, apple picking, firewood processing.
As a kid picking potatoes, graduating to working on the spud harvester or on truck, in the storage warehouse. The fall colors just add to the experience of being outdoors in Maine working to make some extra spending money. For the winter coat, other school clothes.
Haying season before the potato harvest and some raked blueberries in Maine to earn their keep.
Working on the farm did not hurt the skill set. Days getting slowly shorter, leaves piling up and the shift to the season ahead. Seasons pass at the local ski area and what’s new at the slopes you strap on the boards to swish swish.
Last winter there was a snow drought in Maine.
Unseasonably warmer temperatures and less white stuff impacted outdoor recreation. Felt bad for anyone purchasing a brand new snowmobile that stayed parked or profiled on the back of the owner’s pickup.
The repair places, welding shops reported a slower winter because less damage or breakage from anything snow removal related.
Snowblower sales were down too. I kept a couple personal properties cleared of snow and the workload was easy. Only plowed three times all winter because snow accumulation was lacking here in Northern Maine, Aroostook County. Maine snow is an important part of the local economy in small communities around the rural landscape of Vacationland.
This week, heading down to the Maine REALTOR State Convention in Rockland.
Have blogged about past Maine REALTOR state conventions before on this Maine blog channel.
The change of fall harvest colors is not the same as I travel early tomorrow from Aroostook traveling county to county. Are you overdue for a visit to Maine? Or you live instate but want to explore a new corner of Maine? What are falls like where you are and is there remarkable foliage color? Come on up. Thank you for following the Me In Maine blog.
I’m Maine REALTOR Andrew Mooers, ME Broker
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