This fall has been glorious in Norfolk. When Heath and I began housesitting here in September 2016, people assured me the fall we were experiencing was not up to its usual standards.
I respectfully disagreed because I thought this was pretty good:

October 10, 2016 in Norfolk, CT

October 16, 2016, in Norfolk, CT
We heard the same thing in 2017. Still good, I thought. In fact, maybe evenĀ betterĀ than last year.

October 23, 2017, Norfolk, CT

Zorro the Goat, October 23, 2017, Norfolk, CT
In 2018, I don’t know what people said because I was off to Churchill for my seven-week stint as a polar bear season volunteer. I did see what I think is a halo:

October 13, 2018, Churchill, Manitoba

October 13, 2018, Churchill, Manitoba
And polar bears!!

October 15, 2018, Churchill, Manitoba

October 20, 2018, Churchill, Manitoba
This year, however, I think I understand what everyone had been saying. The colors POPPED overnight. And they’re lingering, too. Add in multiple days of sunshine and crisp temperatures, and you have yourself a Gold Medal in Fall Foliage.
All this loveliness makes me want to skip my plans and go off for a walk in the woods with my favorite friends.
And that’s exactly what I’ve been doing!

Annie, October 12, 2019

Annie, October 12, 2019

Dodger, October 13, 2019

Dodger, October 13, 2019

Smudge and Faith, October 13, 2019

Faith, October 13, 2019

Smudge, October 13, 2019
I hope you’re enjoying your fall, wherever you are.