By now I've lived through most of the fall season here, and it really is as beautiful as everybody says - especially when it is sunny. By now the leaves in the higher elevations, like up at the Blue Ridge Parkway, have fallen, but down here in the lower elevations the colors are in full swing. They are, perhaps, a bit more muted than in New England - being yellow, red, and some green - but much prettier than in Iowa, which is simply yellow, if it has a forest at all.
With my sister visiting from Germany, we've been out hiking and walking every chance we've got, and the timing couldn't be more perfect. The weather is cool in the mornings - it froze a couple of times - but in the sixties and seventies during the night time. Once in a while it rains, which is nice, too.
The only thing that seems to be missing is the large number of tourists everybody has been talking about. There are a few, but nothing like what I expected. A sign that the economy hasn't really recovered yet, I guess - and it is affecting local merchants. In fact, my favorite tea room will be going out of business soon.
I wonder what November will bring...?
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