Fall in Connecticut

the fallen, originally uploaded by doctorhectic.

As per usual (in my 3.8 years experience), fall has involved magnificent foliage, a bit of snow and sleet, cold, cold rain, and some beautiful blue sky days. We're hitting the critical weeks where the leaves will become extra-gorgeous and then drop en masse from the trees. Today was the first day that it really smelled like fall outside, with the slightest hint of "leaf rot" in the air, as the first of the fallen start to pile up in the streets and various outdoor corners.