We were out early this morning - well, early for ME!  We met Pam Hebert at the Fishing Access where she was meeting the people from Lycott Environmental Services who do the underwater search for problem aquatic plants.  The girls who were to do the search had just arrived when we got there, so Fred was able to get some pictures and I've put together a slide show.  You'll see Pam in one of the first photos, in shorts, and the two women who are doing the inspection, Joy (driving the boat) and Brittany.  We chatted with them for just a few minutes and found out they are from Massachusetts, but do lakes all over - kind of an interesting job, I would guess.  We didn't want to hold them up to find out more about them and their work.

Today is overcast with low-hanging clouds.  I took a picture just west of Danville as we were coming home, and there were wispy clouds wafting over the hillside above Joe's Brook.  It looks as if it might rain any minute, but so far so good.  I asked Joy and Brittany if a cloudy day would hamper their work, but they said not having bright sunshine is actually better for them as there are fewer reflections.

The rain started yesterday afternoon, just like the weather people said, and I got this picture of a very bright rainbow.  I had to search for it because it didn't show up where rainbows usually do in the afternoon.  We got only .24 in. of rain yesterday and overnight.  It rained very hard a couple of times, but the showers were brief.  But that was yesterday.  Today, no rainbows, and so far, no rain.

In Danville, work has progressed almost to an end on the road project.  There were workers installing the traffic signals when we went through this morning.  Elaborate things - far different than the old variety we used to see dangling overhead from a wire across the road.  Fred got a couple of pictures.  It seems they should serve to slow traffic considerably through town, and avoid problems coming off Hill Street or the Peacham Road, which sometimes could get a bit dicey.  There is a grade coming into Danville from the east, and stopping traffic there in the winter might be a problem on some days.  We'll see how that works. 

I picked up a flyer for the Fall foliage Festival which begins on Sept. 30 and runs through Oct. 5 this year.  We have the schedule on our website so you can find out which town is hosting each day.  Walden's day is Sept. 30; Cabot hosts on October 1.  Then Plainfield, Peacham, Barnet and Groton host in that order.  I predict there will be plenty of color by the end of September.  There is a hint of color on lots of hillsides now, and in another month, should be beautiful.