Archive for October, 2009The Last Gasp of FallOctober 30th, 2009 by Tim ParsonsIt’s raining tonight, and the wind is going to howl tomorrow. By all means, if you live out of state, come up tomorrow and see the last bit of foliage around as it goes flying past your window at 40 MPH. If you can’t make it, here’s some final fall color pictures from around campus, the last gasp before stick season. 
Leaf Blowers-An Apology, of sortsOctober 24th, 2009 by Tim ParsonsLandscaping is pretty non-controversial, for the most part. After all, we’re out there, in all weather, making things better. Healthier trees, mown grass, clean and safe walkways, to name just a couple of things we do. In fact, I dare say, we’re only unpopular one time of the year, and we’re right in the middle of it now. Leaf Blower season. (more…) Fall Foliage PicturesOctober 18th, 2009 by Tim ParsonsWe’re on the downhill side of fall foliage at Middlebury now, but here’s some pictures while it lasts. 
Witch HazelOctober 14th, 2009 by Tim ParsonsI fear this may be the last post this year about things in bloom. I was trekking across a tiny dusting of snow on top of Mt. Abe on Monday after all. There are plenty of things in bloom: asters, Japanese Anemone, still some Black Eyed Susan. But I’m writing about a tree, of sorts, Witch Hazel, Hamamelis virginiana. .JPG) Witch Hazel in Bloom Full Fall ColorOctober 13th, 2009 by Tim ParsonsThe foliage is peaking now in Middlebury, and it’s pretty spectacular. My prediction was part true-the color is great this year, but the timing seems pretty normal to me. Anyway, I was gone for all of last week (in the Ozarks and Nebraska, where there are spectacular oaks, but, like oaks are wont to do, no pretty fall color, just washed out yellows and muddy browns), so here’s some pictures of plants at my house that are also in nice color on campus. 
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