Here's another picture, taken this afternoon, of the tree in front of our house. I think I chose the wrong one to track. Usually that tree is flaming red, and outshines any of the others along the road, but this year it seems to lack luster. Another of our maples closer to the house has lost all its leaves, which worries us a bit. We think the hot weather and excessive wetness where it lives may be stressing it. Other trees nearby, but in a dry location, are doing well.

We're getting ready for Fall Foliage Day in Cabot on October 3. The full schedule for the week beginning Oct. 2 through the 8th is posted in "Local Events" if you want to join in the fun in any of the seven participating towns. Cabot has trips to local farms (a turkey farm and a goat farm), artists' studios, and historical sites. All guided tours leave at 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. I will be taking a group to visit Henry Menard (landscaped gardens, exotic plants) and the Molly's Falls Dam and on to the power plant off Rt. 215 in the morning. In the afternoon we'll go to Goodrich's Sugar House and then will visit Ray and Evelyn Richer at Loon Cove on Joe's Pond. I hope some of you will join us. We go by bus in the morning - in the afternoon we caravan.

There's a beef stew lunch at noon and a turkey supper - and lots of things to see and do right in town. This year we're adding a visit to the new seniors' facility, Cabot Commons, and Jody Stahlman will have an exhibit of her own and other artists' paintings. Be at the historical society building (another interesting place to visit!) for coffee and registration from 8:30 to 10 o'clock,
and pick up a schedule of events, or get instructions for taking yourself on a "Shutterbug Tour". There's entertainment on the common at 3:30 p.m. and at the church at 7:30 p.m.

To find out more about the day's activities, contact me (janebrown@fairpoint.net). Contact Blanche Lamore, 802-563-2457 or Reta Gamble, 802-563-2328, for lunch or dinner reservations. Tickets for meals will also be available at the registration desk.