Apples-Zeros

They are called “leaf- peepers” and they flock by the thousands to New England every fall, drawn to the quiet countryside by its spellbinding foliage.

I was a leaf-peeper a few years ago via a tour with my cousin that started in Boston. We drove through much of  the New England countryside  and saw the glorious palette of leaves.   Brilliant colors from deep red and burnt orange to bright yellow dot the landscape…even the bark of some trees was a treat for the eye…it made all my artistic attempts seem so trivial by comparison.

Our tour guide told us  that New England’s wide variety of trees is what makes the scenery so unique. “I think, for that reason, it makes it the most beautiful area to do the leaf peeping,” she explained.

The leaves are in such demand  that some of our group collected the leaves and put them between telephone book pages to keep for future projects or just as souvenirs. I have heard stories that some folks mail boxes  of leaves home. I was just too busy looking with my mouth open to actually do anything that constructive.

It is a land of enchantment for this Texas born woman. My “summer  home fantasy” is a small cottage on the coast of Maine and an interpreter to explain myself to the natives. Apparently “sweet tea” is  unknown there!